US Army National Guard Train alongside Japan Defense Force September 18, 2019 Unipro2013main Modern Japanese Military, US Army, US Military Hand in Hand Soldiers work hand in hand with their Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Counterparts during Orient Shield 19. Teamwork and bilateral partnerships make the mission work. OS 19 is a premier U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise that is meant to increase interoperability by testing and refining multi-domain and cross-domain concepts. Credit to : Maj. Elias Chelala – U.S. Army Japan Please support our Sponsors -