Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Lt. Takafumi Tajima, assigned to 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, Maneuver Combat Vehicle (MCV) Unit, directs JGSDF MCVs as they depart Army Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 2009, assigned to Army 836th Transportation Battalion prior at Commander, Fleet Activites Sasebo (CFAS) Sept. 27, 2021. LCU 2009 transported the JGSDF MCVs from Yokohama, North Dock to CFAS as part of exercise Rikuen which strengthened interoperability between the Navy, Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st


Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 1st Lt. Takafumi Tajima, assigned to 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, Maneuver Combat Vehicle (MCV) Unit, directs JGSDF MCVs as they depart Army Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 2009, assigned to Army 836th Transportation Battalion prior at Commander, Fleet Activites Sasebo (CFAS) Sept. 27, 2021. LCU 2009 transported the JGSDF MCVs from Yokohama, North Dock to CFAS as part of exercise Rikuen which strengthened interoperability between the Navy, Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Graham)


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