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- [Dhruv] Soldiers from around the Pacific

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recently arrived in Japan, ahead of

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Exercise Orient Shield 2017.

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This exercise has been held annually since 1985

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and focuses on developing bilateral planning

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and cooperation between the

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Japan Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. Army.

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This year's iteration includes

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over 2,000 American and Japanese soldiers.

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Orient Shield 2017 will take place

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from the 11th to the 25th of September.

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Senior Airman Dhruv Gopinath, Yokota Air Base, Japan.