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1st MAW, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft stage elephant walk during Keen Sword 27
U.S. Marine Corps vehicles and aircraft with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft stage on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026 during exercise Keen Sword 27. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise
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U.S. Marine Corps vehicles and aircraft with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aircraft stage on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 20, 2026 during exercise Keen Sword 27. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with multinational participation, designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Edison Lobos)
Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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