A member of the Japan Self Defense Force greets Indiana National Guard soldiers before boarding a Japanese CH-47 Chinook during Orient Shield 2018. The objectives of OS 18 include training ground forces for deployment to Japan in the event of contingencies; exercising Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Army capabilities for the defense of Japan; preparing forces for combined, multinational and joint full - spectrum tactical operations; and increasing interoperability between forces and JGSDF.

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