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Officials: Jeanne D Arc Exercise Tests How Allies Can Work Together in Indo-Pacific usni.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usni.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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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.
the first time the three countries are holding drills together
in Japanese territory.
The week-long exercises come as the US is looking to
boost military cooperation between its allies in the region to counter China. Tensions between Japan and China have been high due to a dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
The exercises started in the Nagasaki Prefecture at Camp Ainoura, where Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is headquartered. The Japanese amphibious unit was established in 2018 and was created to focus on outlying islands that Japan claims, like the Senkakus, or Diayous as they are known in China.