Keen Sword 2011

Senior Airman Kevin Gonzales, 35th Security Forces Squadron patrolman searches Senior Airman William Holliday, 35th Explosive Ordnance Disposal and opposing forces member, Dec. 4, 2010, during a bilateral guard and protect exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Opposing forces simulated hostile enemy actions against Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Air Self Defense Force and the 35th SFS during the exercise to test the combined force’s ability to protect Misawa’s war fighting assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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Soldiers from Japan Ground Self Defense Force, 9th Strikethrough Division, 5th Infantry Regiment, Aomori, examine simulated unexploded ordnance, Dec. 4, 2010, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, while members from the JGSDF and 35th Security Forces Squadron emergency evaluation team members evacuate their response measures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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Two 35th Security Forces Squadron members, role-playing as opposing forces, lie prone before ambushing Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s command post, Dec. 2, 2010 during a bilateral guard and protect exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Opposing forces simulated hostile enemy actions against Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and the 35th SFS and tested the combined force’s ability to protect Misawa’s war fighting assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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A U.S. Security Forces Airman, operating as an exercise aggressor, takes aim in a field, Dec. 4, 2010, during a bilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The exercise brought together members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and the U.S. Air Force to practice defending the base against potential threats such as unauthorized entries, improvised explosive devices, surveillance and probing by adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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Staff Sgt. Martin Campos, Tech. Sgt. George Shepherd and Airman 1st Class Candido Berio-Figueroa , 35th Security Forces Squadron and opposing forces members, charge the Apple gate Dec. 5, 2010, during a bilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The exercise brought together members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and the U.S. Air Force to practice defending the base against potential threats such as unauthorized entries, improvised explosive devices, surveillance and probing by adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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Soldiers from Japan Ground Self Defense Force, 9th Strikethrough Division, 5th Infantry Regiment, Aomori, apprehend Tech. Sgt. George Shepherd, 35th Security Forces Squadron and opposing forces member, Dec. 5, 2010, during a bilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The JGSDF troops were part of a two-day Guard and Protect Exercise that partnered them with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing and the 35th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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A Soldier from Japan Ground Self Defense Force, 9th Strikethrough Division, 5th Infantry Regiment, Aomori, verifies a simulated kill on Tech. Sgt. Paul Barentine, 35th Security Forces Squadron and opposing forces members, Dec. 5, 2010, during a bilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The JGSDF troops were part of a two-day Guard and Protect Exercise that partnered them with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing and the 35th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Lockoski)

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U.S. Security Forces Airmen practice base defense during Keen Sword 11

Published Dec. 7, 2010

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- As part of a guard and protect exercise, U.S. Security Forces Airmen, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force, practiced defending Misawa Air Base, Japan, against potential threats concurrently during exercise Keen Sword 11 on Dec. 4 here.

Keen Sword 2011 is a large and complex exercise that involves all components of U.S. Joint Forces and Japanese Self-Defense Forces training to conduct bilateral operations in support of the defense of Japan in a number of locations throughout the country. The purpose and value of the training is to facilitate the interaction and improve the interoperability of both militaries.