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Keen Sword 27: JGSDF Patrols MCAS Iwakuni (B-Roll)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 17th Infantry Regiment, 13th Brigade, Middle Army, participate in a simulated patrol during Exercise Keen Sword 27 (KS27) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2026. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with m
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 17th Infantry Regiment, 13th Brigade, Middle Army, participate in a simulated patrol during Exercise Keen Sword 27 (KS27) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gage Collins)
Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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