International Military Collaboration

Service members from different nations participate in discussions and training exercises, enhancing collaboration, tactics, and interoperability through shared military operations.

Maj. Gen. Naonobu Koyama, commander of the 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Col. Neal J. Lape, commander of 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade view a demonstration of the Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Kin-SAM during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 27, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.
Maj. Gen. Naonobu Koyama, commander of the 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Col. Neal J. Lape, commander of 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade view a demonstration of the Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Kin-SAM during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 27, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.