U.S. Marine commander pleased with live-fire drills

U.S. Marine commander pleased with live-fire drills

Lt. Col. David Kelly, commander in charge of the nine-day live-fire drills that ended Feb. 12, expresses his satisfaction with the drills at a press conference on Feb. 20. It was the first time for the U.S. Marines to conduct live-fire drills at the Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture. The drills were previously held at Camp Hansen in Okinawa. ==Kyodo

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