American, Japanese, French and Australian troops pose for a picture after the opening ceremony for exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, in Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, May 11, 2021. (Sebastian Riveraaponte/U.S. Marine Corps)
NHK: Joint Japan-US-France drill takes place in Japan
About 200 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, US Marines and the French army took part in a joint drill held in the Kirishima training ground in southwestern Japan on Saturday.
The US Marines' Osprey aircraft were not deployed due to heavy rain that hit the training ground, which straddles Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures.
In the first joint drill involving the Ground Self-Defense Force and the French army, French troops jumped from a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter, simulating landing on a remote island.
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Update #1: Japan, US, France Hold First Joint Drills on Japanese Land -- Military.com
Update #2: US, Japan, France Hold First Joint Drills in Japanese Territory With Eye on China (Antiwar.com)
WNU Editor: China has commented on these drills .... China says Japan’s military drills with France, US are a waste of fuel (SCMP).
3 comments:
I love the east Asian and south east asians.. they talk such a good game
Ever seen a mixed race boxing match between asians and other races?
Great talk. Not so great fight
For France at least this would seem to be "a waste of fuel." What's in this for them? What do they gain? How have they mitigated the risks? After all should things become "hot" anyone opposing China should expect to be on the receiving end of some very brutal Chinese reprisals.
Surely they've counted the costs. For the most part, France's position has been to irritate and undermine America which is relatively easy to do. In training and working with Japan presumably against China they've opted to swim with and against some mighty big proverbial fish!! Perhaps China has really over reached in their power grab.
I predicted long ago this would happen. Of our leadership class is prudent, we can capitalize on this. Unfortunately to date they haven't been prudent but things can and do change!!
As much as I wanted to believe their growing military I just really can't
This is how they response to military exercises or interoperability - "China says Japan's military drills with France, US are a waste of fuel"
If they keep on dreaming atleast a better response or something better to say make sense.
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