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JGSDF Col. speaks about S. Sudan PKO

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kenichi Igawa speaks about the peace keeping operation in South Sudan during a press conference at GSDF's Camp Senzo in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 21, 2014, after returning from the 6-month deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

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U.S. Marine Corps officer opens joint drill with JGSFD

YAMATO, Japan - Major Roy Draa (L) of the U.S. Marine Corps addresses an opening ceremony for a 12-day joint drill with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force at the JGSDF's maneuver area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014, as Colonel Hiroji Yamashita of the Japanese force looks on.

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JGSFD, U.S. Marine Corps launch joint drill in Japan

YAMATO, Japan - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (front) and of the U.S. Marine Corps attend an opening ceremony for their 12-day joint drill at the JGSDF's maneuver area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014.

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Osprey carries U.S. soldiers for disaster drill

SENDAI, Japan - U.S. soldiers gather before an MV-22 Osprey aircraft after arriving aboard the tilt-motor plane at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Kasuminome Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014, to participate in a local earthquake-tsunami disaster drill as two JGSDF members look on.

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U.S. marine checks JGSDF member's equipment

HONOLULU, United States - A U.S. Marine (L) checks a member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force for equipment on July 2, 2014, at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, before a drill during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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JGSDF members' rappelling exercise in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage in a rappelling drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, on July 2, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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JGSDF participates in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, United States - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage in an island recapturing drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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JGSDF joint drills with U.S. Marine Corps

HONOLULU, United States - A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member descends from a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter during joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps at the latter's base in Kaneohe Bay in the State of Hawaii on June 30, 2014.

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Miyako island candidate site for JGSDF troop deployment

NAHA, Japan - Senior Defense Vice Minister Ryota Takeda (R) shakes hands with Mayor Toshihiko Shimoji of Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at the latter's office on June 12, 2014, after talks on the possible deployment of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops in the Okinawa archipelago to strengthen regional security. Takeda cited Miyako island as one of the candidate sites to host JGSDF troops.

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Drill for Nankai Trough earthquake held in Kumamoto Pref.

KUMAMOTO, Japan - The Japan Self-Defense Forces and participating organizations discuss a rescue strategy during a Nankai Trough earthquake drill at the JGSDF Camp Kengun in Kumamoto City, on June 3, 2014.

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GSDF shows landing training to media

A tank (front) and a landing craft air cushion vehicle of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force reach on the ground in Taiki in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on July 8, 2015, during landing training. The training, joined by around 100 JGSDF personnel, was open to media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey carries U.S. soldiers for disaster drill

SENDAI, Japan - U.S. soldiers gather before an MV-22 Osprey aircraft after arriving aboard the tilt-motor plane at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Kasuminome Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014, to participate in a local earthquake-tsunami disaster drill as two JGSDF members look on. (Kyodo)

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U.S. marine checks JGSDF member's equipment

HONOLULU, United States - A U.S. Marine (L) checks a member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force for equipment on July 2, 2014, at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, before a drill during the Rim of the Pacific exercise. (Kyodo)

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JGSDF members' rappelling exercise in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage in a rappelling drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, on July 2, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific exercise. (Kyodo)

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JGSDF joint drills with U.S. Marine Corps

HONOLULU, United States - A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member descends from a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter during joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps at the latter's base in Kaneohe Bay in the State of Hawaii on June 30, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Closing ceremony of U.S.-Japan exercise

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps attend the closing ceremony of their joint exercise at a JGSDF exercise area in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Japan joint military drill begins

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force attend the opening ceremony of their joint drill at a JGSDF exercise area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2017. The joint exercises will be held through Dec. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-Japan joint military drill begins

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force attend the opening ceremony of their joint drill at a JGSDF exercise area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2017. The joint exercises will be held through Dec. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo