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KS 27 | Lt. Gen. George Rowell gives Opening Speech during Opening Ceremony
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George Rowell, Deputy Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, provides an opening speech during the opening ceremony of exercise Keen Sword 27, on Ishigaki, Japan, Oct. 19, 2026. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with multinational participatio
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U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George Rowell, Deputy Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, provides an opening speech during the opening ceremony of exercise Keen Sword 27, on Ishigaki, Japan, Oct. 19, 2026. 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. Rowell is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Justin Cledera)
Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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