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Japanese soldiers load their gear into a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air assault training in support of the Orient Shield exercise on Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 31, 2014.

Japanese soldiers load their gear into a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air assault training in support of the Orient Shield exercise on Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 31, 2014.

Japanese soldiers load their gear into a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during air assault training in support of the Orient Shield exercise on Camp Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 31, 2014.

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