{"id":43663,"date":"2020-10-26T21:05:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T21:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/26\/us-japan-militaries-launch-keen-sword-21-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:03:05","slug":"us-japan-militaries-launch-keen-sword-21-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/26\/us-japan-militaries-launch-keen-sword-21-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Japan militaries launch Keen Sword 21 exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces teamed up with units from the Japan Self-Defense Force and launched exercise Keen Sword 21 Monday \u2014 bringing together approximately 9,000 service members from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise, conducted in Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and surrounding waters, includes ships from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/10\/15\/reagan-carrier-strike-group-heads-back-into-south-china-sea-amid-increasing-tension-with-china\/\" target=_blank>Reagan Carrier Strike Group<\/a>, more than 100 aircraft and ground forces, and comprises maritime, ground and air events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the exercise will require U.S. and Japanese forces to train as part of a \u201ccomprehensive scenario\u201d to employ capabilities needed to defend Japan or respond to a crisis in INDOPACOM\u2019s area of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"920\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-1-Anderson-October-2020-2.PNG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-1-Anderson-October-2020-2.PNG.png 1379w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-1-Anderson-October-2020-2.PNG.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-1-Anderson-October-2020-2.PNG.png?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-1-Anderson-October-2020-2.PNG.png?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two B-1B Lancer aircraft sit on a runway during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 21, 2020. 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