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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.
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13 May 2021 (Last Updated May 13th, 2021 12:24)
The armed forces of Japan, France, the US and Australia have started multilateral exercise Jeanne D’Arc (ARC) 21.
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American, Japanese, French and Australian troops pose for a picture after the opening ceremony for exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21. Credit: Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraapon.
The Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF), French Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force (ADF), and the US military are participating in a multilateral exercise called ‘Jeanne D’Arc 21’.
The exercise is being held in Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, and will run until 16 May. It is aimed at enhancing interoperable warfighting capability.
Jeanne D’Arc 21 is designed to provide an opportunity to the participating forces to share experiences, tactics, as well as best practices to jointly enhance their skills.
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