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    KEEN SWORD

    Keen Sword

    Keen Sword    

    Exercise Keen Sword (KS) is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command-scheduled, and U.S. Pacific Fleet-sponsored field training exercise (FTX). KS is a joint/bilateral FTX involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) personnel in the vicinity of Japan. This exercise is designed to enhance Japan-U.S. combat readiness and interoperability while strengthening bilateral relationships and demonstrating U.S. resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the region.

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    USS Ronald Reagan Flight Operations

    USS Ronald Reagan Flight Operations
    11.03.20 | PO3 Gabriel Martinez | CVN76
    201103-N-ZF088-1104 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 3, 2020) An EA-18G Growler, attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, takes...

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    Keen Sword 25 Reel

    Keen Sword 25 Reel
    11.05.24 | Cpl Shayla Kuhn | 3MD
    U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery...
    KS 25 | Marines practice expeditionary capabilities across Japan

    KS 25 | Marines practice expeditionary...
    11.01.24 | Sgt Jose Angeles | 1MAW
    U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in exercise Keen Sword 25 across the Indo-Pacific, Oct. 25...
    KS25 | 909th ARS fuels Keen Sword

    KS25 | 909th ARS fuels Keen Sword
    10.31.24 | SrA Tylir Meyer | 18WPA
    U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, conduct aerial refeuling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135...
    Keen Sword 25: F-35A Lightning II Aircraft from JASDF Conduct Flight Operations at MCAS Iwakuni

    Keen Sword 25: F-35A Lightning II...
    10.31.24 | LCpl Micah Taylor | MCAS-I
    U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and...
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    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk

    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk
    11.01.24 | Kohei Sugisawa | 35FWPA
    Four U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, four Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, four JASDF F-2s,...
    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk

    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk
    11.01.24 | Kohei Sugisawa | 35FWPA
    Four U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, four Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, four JASDF F-2s,...
    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk

    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk
    11.01.24 | SrA William Rodriguez | 35FWPA
    Four U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, four Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, four JASDF F-2s,...
    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk

    Uniting Forces: Misawa Elephant Walk
    11.01.24 | SrA William Rodriguez | 35FWPA
    From left, U.S. Air Force Col. Paul T. Davidson, 35th Fighter Wing (FW) commander, Chief Master Sgt. David Najera, 35th FW command chief, Japan...
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    24 Featured Stories

    35th ADA Brigade supports Keen Sword 25 exercise in Japan

    35th ADA Brigade supports Keen Sword 25...
    11.05.24 | Kenji Thuloweit | EIGHTHARMY
    Seventeen service members from E Battery, 6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion participated in a joint field training exercise with the 17th Field...
    US, Japan successfully conclude joint bilateral exercise Keen Sword 25

    US, Japan successfully conclude joint...
    11.01.24 | Capt. Danny Rangel | USFJ
    Forces from the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada concluded exercise Keen Sword 25 on Nov. 1 after ten days of integrated training across Japan.
    Keen Sword 25: Supporting the Joint-Bilateral Air Defense Kill Chain Across Japan

    Keen Sword 25: Supporting the...
    11.01.24 | SSG Connor Davis | 38ADABDE
    MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade deployed several units to strategic air defense positions across Honshu, Japan in...
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    Pacific Pulse: November 8, 2024
    11.08.24 | Sgt Mitchell Johnson | MC-J
    On this Pacific Pulse: U.S. and Japanese Forces launched their first fully integrated rapid airfield damage repair training as part of exercise...

    Pacific Pulse: November 5, 2024
    11.04.24 | SrA Brandt Self | MC-J
    On this Pacific Pulse: Fighter aircraft from the U.S., Japan and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of a U.S. bomber; the...

    Pacific Pulse: October 25, 2024
    10.24.24 | SrA Brandt Self | MC-J
    On this Pacific Pulse: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver...

    Pacific Pulse: November 10
    11.10.20 | MSgt Amanda Sampson and Zoe Stagg | MC-J
    Exercise Keen Sword comes to an end, Seabees deployed with the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 hit a major milestone in the...
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