Brig. Gen. James Wellons, deputy commander of United States Forces Japan, speaks to members of the Exercise Keen Sword 23 planning and operations cell at the USFJ headquarters on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint, and bilateral field-training exercise, involving the military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad alliance.

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