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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Avelar ()

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Nov. 17, 2022) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Gage Zimmerman, from Oceanside, Calif., explains the registration process for a personnel tracking system during an authorized departure training exercise held on Naval Air Facility Atsugi for Exercise Keen Sword 2023. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance.

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