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U.S. Begins Joint Exercise in Japan with French and Australian Navies
May 13, 2021 6:56 PM
American, Japanese, French and Australian commanders salute their respective flags during the opening ceremony for exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, in Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, May 11th, 2021. ARC-21 is an opportunity for US, French, Japanese, and Australian forces to share experiences, tactics, and best practices to sharpen their skills together. US Marine Corps Photo
The United States, Japan, France and Australia began their joint training exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 in the Indo-Pacific region this week.
The ARC-21 exercise, which will take place throughout Japan from May 11 through 16, includes an initial phase of planning between the French, Japanese and U.S. personnel at Camp Ainoura, Naval Base Sasebo, in preparation for a field training exercise.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte The exercise brings together service members from each nation’s military in a combined effort to enhance interoperability in pursuit of common regional security goals, including casualty evacuation, explained 1st Lt Jonathan Coronel
At the beginning of the exercise, staff members from France, US, and Japanese forces will conduct planning during a staff exercise at Camp Ainoura, Naval Base Sasebo, in preparation for the field training exercise. At the conclusion of this staff exercise, the field training portion of the exercise will begin at Kirishima Maneuver Area, with a combat engineer subject matter expertise exchange, casualty evacuation and combat service support training, simulated fire support coordination training between JSDF and US military personnel, a forward arming and refueling point in support of Japanese and US aircraft, and the culminating multilateral ship to shore amphibious air assault onto the objecti
19 CAMP AINOURA, SASEBO, Japan The Japan Self Defense Force, French Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, and U.S. military will execute multilateral exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 here, May 11-16, 2021.
The exercise brings together service members from each nation’s military in a combined effort to enhance interoperability in pursuit of common regional security goals. At the beginning of the exercise, staff members from France, U.S., and Japanese forces will conduct planning during a staff exercise at Camp Ainoura, Naval Base Sasebo, in preparation for the field training exercise.
At the conclusion of this staff exercise, the field training portion of the exercise will begin at Kirishima Maneuver Area, with a combat engineer subject matter expertise exchange, casualty evacuation and combat service support training, simulated fire support coordination training between JSDF and U.S. military personnel, a forward arming and refueling point in support of Japanese a
U.S. troops are joining the French Armed Forces, Australian Defense Force and Japan’s Self Defense Force (JSDF) for the multilateral exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, at Camp Ainoura, Naval Base Sasebo, in Japan.