JGSDF Bilateral Weapons Exchange
Japan Self-Defense Force soldier Pfc. Daik Kudo and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wesley Nevin, a rifleman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, shake hands before a shooting competition during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.