Army Capt. Jacob Melendez, Sagami Depot’s Logistics Task Force Officer-in-Charge, addresses the unit prior to their departure from Camp Sagami on June 16. 40th Infantry Division was at Sagami Depot, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, to complete their 14-day restriction of movement prior to their participation in Orient Shield 21-2. Orient Shield is the largest 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.

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