Col. Cory Delger, U.S. Army Japan deputy chief of staff, and Col. Takahiro Tokudome, 陸上自衛隊 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Northern Army, 4th Field Artillery Group commander, signed the memorandum of agreement permitting the use of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to live-fire at Yausubetsu Training Area during exercise Orient Shield 21-2 on June 28.
The recent live-fire exercise, which was conducted by the 17th Field Artillery Brigade in conjunction with the JGSDF and aligns with U.S. firing protocol, marks the first long-range precision live fire in the history of Orient Shield.
Orient Shield 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.
(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Elias M. Chelala)
Date Taken: | 06.28.2021 |
Date Posted: | 07.02.2021 09:56 |
Photo ID: | 6718859 |
VIRIN: | 210628-A-RG339-875 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 3.83 MB |
Location: | HOKKAIDO, JP |
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