The largest joint training between the Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Army is released

The largest joint training conducted by the Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Army has been released at the Amami station in Kagoshima prefecture.

It is believed that the US Army's interception missile unit will be deployed to Amami Oshima for the first time, with the aim of appealing the strengthening of cooperation between Japan and the United States with China in mind.

This training is the largest joint training conducted by Japan and the United States, and a total of about 3,000 people from both sides have participated in this training, which has been held at garrison and training grounds all over Japan since June 24th.

The training at the Amami camp, which began on the 30th, envisions an attack from the air, with a total of about 70 Japanese and US missile units participating.

The launcher of the ground-based interception missile "PAC3" deployed at the US military Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, radar, etc. are brought to the garrison, and the procedure to deal with it by simulating the launch I was checking.

In addition, the training for the day was inspected by the Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force Yoshihide Yoshida, and the commander of the US Army in Japan, Vaul.

This is the first time that an interceptor missile unit belonging to Kadena Air Base has been deployed on Amami Oshima, and the missile units of Japan and the United States have joint training, and will appeal to strengthen cooperation between Japan and the United States with China in mind, which will activate activities in the East China Sea. It seems that there is an aim.

The US-Japan joint training will be held until the 9th of this month.

Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force "Strengthening the deterrence and coping power of the Japan-US alliance"

Keihide Yoshida, Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force, who had a press conference after inspecting the training, said, "I feel that it was a good opportunity to disseminate the stronger Japan-US alliance both domestically and internationally. As it becomes more and more severe, we would like to strengthen the deterrence and coping power of the Japan-US alliance, and strive for the security of Japan and the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region. "

US Army Commander in Japan "Friendship between Japan and the United States Iron Strength"

In addition, Commander Vaul of the United States Army in Japan said, "The Nansei Islands, including Amami Oshima, are a very important area in terms of strategy and geopolitics. In this training, the friendship between Japan and the United States is the strength of iron. It shows that there is. "

Joint training for more than 3000 people Will the scale be expanded with China in mind?

This Japan-US joint training called "Orient Shield" which means "Oriental Shield".

This is the largest production training conducted by the Ground Self-Defense Force and the United States Army almost every year, and this is the largest scale ever, with a total of about 3,000 people from Japan and the United States participating.

The number of participants has exceeded 3,000 since 1989, when it was under the influence of the Cold War, and it seems that the scale has expanded with China in mind, which is strengthening its marine expansion in the East China Sea and other areas.

During the period until the 9th of this month, training is being conducted at camps and training grounds all over the country assuming joint operations to deal with attacks from opponents, and at the Yausubetsu training ground in Hokkaido, the US Army's rocket gun system " "HIMARS" was used for the first time, and joint actual shooting training was conducted with the Ground Self-Defense Force's rocket system "MLRS".

"HIMARS" has high mobility, and "MLRS" has the feature of being able to fire rockets in a short time, and the aim was to try a joint operation that makes the best use of the characteristics of both parties.

On the other hand, according to the Ministry of Defense, this is the first time that an interceptor missile unit deployed at the US military Kadena Air Base has left Okinawa and deployed to the Nansei Islands. Along with the training, it was realized at the strong request from the American side.

In addition, Commander Vaul and Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force Yoshida, who had just been appointed to the top of the U.S. Army in Japan on June 25, visited Amami Oshima and held a joint meeting with active activities around the Nansei Islands. With China in mind, it seems that there is also an aim to show cooperation between Japan and the United States.