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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (R) and U.S. Marine Corps personnel chat during a large-scale exercise on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel land on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a large-scale exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps personnel land on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a large-scale exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drill in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 11, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines joint drills in southwestern Japan

A large-scale exercise of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps is carried out on Okinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 10, 2024. The Iron Fist exercise includes training for the defense and recapture of remote islands.

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli armored vehicle is seen during military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli military vehicles are seen during military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER-MILITARY TRAINING

(240304) -- ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, March 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Israeli soldiers take part in military training near the border with Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2024. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 30,534, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Monday. Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

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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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Asia-Pacific exercise

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Officials from participating countries join hands during a ceremony in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2013, to mark the opening of a large-scale military training exercise, code-named Cobra Gold 2013, involving 13,000 personnel from the United States and six Asian countries -- Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the host nation Thailand.

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GSDF conducts live-firing drill

GOTEMBA, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) tank runs past the spectators during a live-firing drill conducted Aug. 31 at the Higashi-Fuji Training Area in Shizuoka Prefecture. The large-scale drill was open to the public and featured some 60 tanks, 70 large-caliber guns and 30 aircraft, including helicopters designed for combat with tanks.

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Lao, Chinese firms cooperate to boost cattle production

STORY: Lao, Chinese firms cooperate to boost cattle production DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony STORYLINE: The Intergrated Agricultural Joint Venture Co., Ltd. from Laos, Tianjin Ringpu Biotech Co., Ltd. from China, and China-ASEAN Innovative Academy for Major Animal Disease Control signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday. According to the MoU, the three parties will set up a joint venture of cattle production, establish technical standards for large-scale healthy breeding of cattle, set up a protocol of major animal disease prevention and control, as well as hygiene requirements in efforts to meet quarantine standards for export to China, and carry out industrial training programs. Under an intergovernmental agreement, Laos has been granted a quota of 500,000 cattle for export to China. According to data from the Lao Trade Portal website, China is a key purchaser of a

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Malaysia kicks off defense and weaponry show

STORY: Malaysia kicks off defense and weaponry show DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:30 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: Defense Services Asia 2022, a biennial defense and weaponry show, opened Monday in the Malaysian capital city Kuala Lumpur. The 2020 edition of the show had been canceled following the pandemic. This year's edition marks the first large-scale event in the country since the beginning of the pandemic, with more than 25,000 visitors from more than 50 countries and regions participating in the event from Monday to Thursday. About 1,170 companies will be showcasing their products which include military hardware, electronics, cyber security, border protection, recognition and identification, artificial intelligence, battlefield healthcare, training and simulation systems and police equipment, in 20 country pavilions. The event will also play host to a trilateral ministerial-level meeting between Malaysia, Indonesia an

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GSDF conducts live-firing drill

GOTEMBA, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) tank runs past the spectators during a live-firing drill conducted Aug. 31 at the Higashi-Fuji Training Area in Shizuoka Prefecture. The large-scale drill was open to the public and featured some 60 tanks, 70 large-caliber guns and 30 aircraft, including helicopters designed for combat with tanks.