Japan, U.S. carry out 1st joint exercise reflecting new security law

Japan, U.S. carry out 1st joint exercise reflecting new security law

Japan's Self-Defense Force personnel and U.S. military forces take part in a drill on Ukibaru Island in Okinawa on Nov. 7, 2016, simulating a situation where the SDF rescues a crew of a crashed U.S. military airplane. It was their first joint exercise to reflect new duties allowed under security legislation that took effect earlier in the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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