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New GSDF garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

File photo taken May 4, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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New GSDF garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

File photo taken May 4, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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New GSDF garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

File photo taken May 4, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan Kyodo - A drill for transporting injured personnel is carried out using a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rot　or aircraft at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 24, 2023, as part of a joint exercise between the GSDF and the U.S. Marine Corps. (Kyodo)

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GSDF drill for remote islands defense

ISHIGAKI, Japan, Oct. 7 Kyodo - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct a drill at a camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2023, to prepare for the defense of remote islands. (Kyodo)

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New GSDF garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

File photo taken May 4, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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New GSDF garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

File photo taken May 4, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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New GSDF garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

File photo taken May 4, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows a type-3 medium-distance surface-to-air missile (R) and a type-12 surface-to-ship missile unveiled during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (L) receives a guard of honor during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada makes a speech during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada meets the press after attending a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on March 15, 2023, shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows a type-12 surface-to-ship missile (front) unveiled during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada is pictured during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (L) attends a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows a type-3 medium-distance surface-to-air missile (R) and a type-12 surface-to-ship missile unveiled during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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GSDF new garrison on Okinawa's Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on April 2, 2023, shows a type-3 medium-distance surface-to-air missile (L) and a type-12 surface-to-ship missile unveiled during a ceremony marking the opening of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. The garrison recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, sparking protest from local people.

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GSDF garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying ammunition including missiles heads to a new garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 18, 2023. Protestors against the garrison, which recently opened on the remote island near the Senkaku island group in the East China Sea, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, can be seen on the sidewalk.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

The Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, is pictured on March 15, 2023. The garrison opened on March 16 on the remote island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan amid intensifying military activity by China in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel can be seen on March 16, 2023, at a garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

People stage a rally on March 16, 2023, near a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel stand guard on March 16, 2023, in front of a garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.