Shipping US Army equipment for Orient Shield 14, a huge undertaking [Image 2 of 4]

CAMP CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

10.23.2014

Photo by Frank A Cagnina 

138th Public Affairs Detachment

A Stryker fighting vehicle from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division is offloaded from the Clipper Makiri by an industrial crane, here Oct. 23. Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and 3rd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Regiment from Wheeler Field, Hawaii, offload equipment to be used during Orient Shield 14. U.S. Army Soldiers are preparing to participate in an annual bilateral field and staff training exercise, co-hosted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Japan, Oct. 27 – Nov. 7. Orient Shield 14 brings together the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and JGSDF members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Armor Division, Northern Army for combined light infantry, squad-level and urban assault training.

• Date Taken: 10.23.2014
• Date Posted: 10.29.2014 04:49
• Photo ID: 1634781
• VIRIN: 141023-Z-AT270-001
• Resolution: 3000x2400
• Size: 3.4 MB
• Location: CAMP CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, JP