Army 1st Lt. Austin Tilghman, the battalion intelligence officer for 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, explains his portion of an operations order during a briefing between the Black Lions and their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterparts on Aibano Training Area, Japan, July 1, 2021, as part of exercise Orient Shield. Bilateral planning is an integral component of the exercise that allows participants from both nations to problem solve and strategize together. Orient Shield is the largest Army and JGSDF bilateral field training exercise
Army 1st Lt. Austin Tilghman, the battalion intelligence officer for 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, explains his portion of an operations order during a briefing between the Black Lions and their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterparts on Aibano Training Area, Japan, July 1, 2021, as part of exercise Orient Shield. Bilateral planning is an integral component of the exercise that allows participants from both nations to problem solve and strategize together. Orient Shield is the largest Army and JGSDF bilateral field training exercise being executed at various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.
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