Navy Capt. Andrew Lin, left, a surgeon with III Marine Expeditionary Force, shows a diagram to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryoji Takemoto, commanding general of the Western Army, JGSDF, during exercise Keen Sword 23 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. During Keen Sword 23, Naval Medical Forces Pacific exercised the inaugural employment of expeditionary hospitalization on the first island chain with bilateral engagement from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Keen Sword is a biennial exercise designed to enhance readiness, interoperability, and bilatera
Navy Capt. Andrew Lin, left, a surgeon with III Marine Expeditionary Force, shows a diagram to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryoji Takemoto, commanding general of the Western Army, JGSDF, during exercise Keen Sword 23 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. During Keen Sword 23, Naval Medical Forces Pacific exercised the inaugural employment of expeditionary hospitalization on the first island chain with bilateral engagement from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Keen Sword is a biennial exercise designed to enhance readiness, interoperability, and bilateral relations while demonstrating resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
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