The state of the joint training in which the French Army participated for the first time in addition to the Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Marine Corps was released at the training ground that straddles Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.
It seems that the aim is to promote multilateral cooperation with China in mind, which is strengthening the movement to advance into the ocean.
The training was held at the Kirishima Exercise Area of the Self-Defense Forces, which straddles Ebino City in Miyazaki Prefecture and Yusui Town in Kagoshima Prefecture, and about 200 people from the Ground Self-Defense Force, the United States Marine Corps, and the French Army participated.
Due to heavy rain, the planned US Marine Corps Osprey was not used, but in anticipation of landing on a remote island, training for the French Army and other troops to descend from the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter, etc. Was done.
This is the first time that the Ground Self-Defense Force has been training with the French Army in Japan, and it seems that the aim is to promote multilateral cooperation with China in mind, which is strengthening the movement to advance into the ocean.
Mr. Masafumi Kai, the 1st class member of the Ground Self-Defense Force, said, "The results of the training in the three countries have been great, and we would like to continue to strengthen cooperation with the countries concerned."
In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Henri Marcaille of the French Army said, "France is also a member of the Pacific Ocean, and I think it is important to understand each other side by side with Japan and the United States. We will continue training in Japan in the future. I want to go. "