Orient Shield 23 kicked off their opening ceremony at Camp Higashichitose, Japan, Hosted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Orient Shield is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the United States Army and the JGSDF, that started over 38 years ago in 1982. The exercise will be executed in various locations throughout Japan to test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations and assist with enhancing interoperability between the two nations, by using warfighter simulation and realistic field training exercises that included infantry, army aviation, and HIMARS live fire. It will also include logistic movements by air, land and sea. Orient Shield 23 will continue to strengthen the long standing partnership between the US Army and JGSDF.( Video by Navy Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Victoria Schiebel)
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