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Orient Shield 21-2 Opening Ceremony
40th Infantry Division
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The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army hosts Soldiers from the 40th Infantry Division for the opening ceremony of Orient Shield 21-2 June 24, 2021 at Camp Itami, Japan.

Remarks: Lt. Gen. Shin Nozawa, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Middle Army commander; U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager, 40th Infantry Division commander; and Mr. Minoru Kihara, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Army Staff Sgt. Lani O. Pascual)
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