American, Japanese Forces Simulate Recapturing Territory During Orient Shield Exercise

American and Japanese troops have been practicing retaking territory occupied by an invading force at a range near Mount Fuji, reports the Stars and Stripes.

About 600 personnel from the Alaska-based 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and a similar number of troops from the Japanese 34th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, Eastern Army, are taking part in the annual Orient Shield exercise.

The urban combat training encourages Japanese troops to be more...