WEBVTT 00:00.129 --> 00:02.018 Us army garrison . Japan recently 00:02.018 --> 00:03.851 invited to camp Zama 11 Japanese 00:03.851 --> 00:05.851 residents who follow the garrison's 00:05.851 --> 00:08.018 various social media outlets for a day 00:08.018 --> 00:10.073 long tour of the installation . This 00:10.073 --> 00:12.240 was the second such tour that garrison 00:12.240 --> 00:12.199 offered in recent years . It was part 00:12.210 --> 00:14.321 of an effort to boost engagement with 00:14.321 --> 00:16.210 the nearly 24,000 online Japanese 00:16.210 --> 00:18.321 followers of us , a Japan on Facebook 00:18.321 --> 00:20.543 and X . The main reason that we want to 00:20.543 --> 00:22.543 do something like this is simply to 00:22.543 --> 00:24.321 help the Japanese public better 00:24.321 --> 00:26.488 understand who we are and what we do . 00:26.488 --> 00:28.379 We think that we have a very good 00:28.389 --> 00:30.556 relationship with our Japanese hosts , 00:30.556 --> 00:32.667 our friends and our neighbors and our 00:32.667 --> 00:34.778 partners and we want to help showcase 00:34.778 --> 00:36.722 that relationship in bringing some 00:36.722 --> 00:38.945 people who normally don't get access to 00:38.945 --> 00:40.945 our base to see what we do to share 00:40.945 --> 00:43.222 those photos , helps us get that story . 00:43.222 --> 00:45.389 The tour began with a stop at the camp 00:45.389 --> 00:45.215 Zama chapel where chapel personnel 00:45.224 --> 00:47.168 talked about their mission and the 00:47.168 --> 00:49.391 unique history of the building itself . 00:49.391 --> 00:51.613 The group then toured the historic Kuna 00:51.613 --> 00:53.557 Hall , formerly known as the music 00:53.557 --> 00:55.668 theater workshop . Next , they got to 00:55.668 --> 00:55.479 walk through a bunker built for then 00:55.490 --> 00:57.860 Japanese Emperor Hirohito and later see 00:57.869 --> 01:00.036 the large stone Soba monument near the 01:00.036 --> 01:02.349 installation's main gate . All three 01:02.360 --> 01:04.416 sites date back to pre World War two 01:04.489 --> 01:06.489 when the land on which Kam Zama now 01:06.489 --> 01:08.433 sits was then home to the imperial 01:08.433 --> 01:10.267 Japanese army academy . The tour 01:10.267 --> 01:12.489 continued with highlights that included 01:12.489 --> 01:14.711 an up close look at an army humvee camp 01:14.711 --> 01:16.933 Zama firefighter activities and a visit 01:16.933 --> 01:19.156 to the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces 01:19.156 --> 01:21.267 History Museum which the JGSTF fourth 01:21.267 --> 01:23.322 engineer group curates and maintains 01:23.322 --> 01:25.545 after lunch , the group visited a youth 01:25.545 --> 01:27.656 aimed purple pumpkin decorating event 01:27.656 --> 01:27.480 in observance of Domestic Violence 01:27.489 --> 01:29.378 Awareness Month at army community 01:29.378 --> 01:31.545 service , giving them insight into the 01:31.545 --> 01:33.433 services and resources . The army 01:33.433 --> 01:35.489 provides to its community . The tour 01:35.489 --> 01:37.322 concluded with a visit to Kasner 01:37.322 --> 01:39.267 Airfield where the visitors got to 01:39.267 --> 01:41.433 photograph and even sit inside a U 860 01:41.433 --> 01:43.656 Black Hawk helicopter and later see the 01:43.656 --> 01:43.150 view from the air control tower . 02:29.414 --> 02:30.414 No , 02:55.490 --> 02:57.601 the tour gives us Army Gus in Japan . 02:57.601 --> 02:59.768 The chance to engage directly with the 02:59.768 --> 03:01.823 installation's Japanese social media 03:01.823 --> 03:01.800 followers and provide them a better 03:01.809 --> 03:03.976 understanding of the army's mission in 03:03.976 --> 03:05.976 the Pacific region . The number one 03:05.976 --> 03:07.976 thing that I want these visitors to 03:07.976 --> 03:10.142 take away today is the strength of the 03:10.142 --> 03:12.420 relationship between Japan and America . 03:12.420 --> 03:14.365 We know that our countries have uh 03:14.365 --> 03:16.365 outstanding relationships . We know 03:16.365 --> 03:16.179 that we have had a long history with 03:16.190 --> 03:18.246 our allies and our partners . Uh But 03:18.246 --> 03:20.412 getting to see the people here face to 03:20.412 --> 03:22.523 face and engage with them on a base . 03:22.523 --> 03:24.579 Uh makes it much more personable and 03:24.579 --> 03:26.634 easier to relate to for their guests 03:26.634 --> 03:28.960 and our visitors , for us . Army Garris 03:28.970 --> 03:30.859 in Japan public affairs . This is 03:30.859 --> 03:31.440 Dustin Perry .