China News Service, December 8 According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrated joint training with the US Marine Corps to the media in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on the 7th.
During the training, the exercise site was regarded as an outlying island, and it was an attempt to improve the proficiency of quickly joining the troops.
Data map: A member of the Japanese Self-Defense Force conducts an air landing demonstration.
According to reports, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force stated that this is the first joint training based on the new application concept "Expeditionary Forward Base Operations" (EABO).
The concept allocates small-scale troops to the islands and secures attacking strongholds.
At the station considered an outlying island, the missile forces confirmed the cooperation procedures with each other.
According to the report, in the training demonstration, the first is the C-130J transport aircraft carrying the U.S. Marine Corps high-mobility rocket launcher system "Hamas". It departed from the U.S. Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, flew for about 4 hours for airlift, and finally arrived. Maritime Self-Defense Force Hachinohe Air Base.
After that, the "Haimas" moved to the nearby Hachinohe Station of the Ground Self-Defense Force, where they merged with the Type 88 land-based anti-ship missile (SSM) unit, and the members of the two sides exchanged ideas.
Participants in the joint training include approximately 2,650 members of the US Marine Corps and 1,400 members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.
The training content includes "Haimas" sharing information about attackers with SSM units, shooting from helicopters, and using MV-22 "Osprey" transport aircraft to transport personnel.