Army 1st Lt. Tyler Gness, a mortar platoon leader with 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment “Black Lions,” 3rd Infantry Division, speaks through a translator to his counterparts from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during mortar training at Aibano Training Area, Japan, June 30, 2021. 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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