GSDF members take part in an amphibious assault exercise on Guam in September, 2012. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Japan, U.S. Plan 1st Drill In Japan To Retake Occupied Isle -- Asahi Shimbun
Japan and the United States will conduct a drill to recapture an island occupied by enemy forces in what would be a warning to China, which has taken a hard-line stance over the disputed Senkaku Islands.
The drill, the first of its kind in Japan, will be held on Irisunajima Island in Okinawa Prefecture during the latter half of a broader joint exercise scheduled for Nov. 5-16, sources said.
The Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment, based in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, and the U.S. Marine Corps’ 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa Prefecture, will take part.
Uninhabited Irisunajima Island hosts the U.S. Air Force’s Idesunajima Range.
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More News On Planned U.S. - Japan Military Exercises To Include Retaking An Occupied Island
U.S., Japan troops consider joint-drill to retake captured island -- Japan Daily Press
Japanese, U.S. Troops Mull Drill To Take Island: Reports -- Defense News/AFP
Japan, U.S. may conduct joint drill to retake remote island -- Daily Yomiuri
Japanese, US troops mull drill to take island -- Business Recorder
Japanese, US may drill on retaking an island -- East Day
US, Japan planning joint military drill to ‘retake’ Okinawa island -- Truth Dive
China would be wise to accept Japan's olive branch over the Senkaku Islands -- Peter Kirby, The Guardian
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