JGSDF Vehicles in So.Cal.

Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces

 Aloha!

Justin

Brumbles wrote:

Maybe they've finally invaded?

Repo man, come to take it away.....

Rob Gronovius wrote:

just a guess, but maybe they are enroute to Ft. irwin to train on desert warfare.

That's strange.  I know the JGSDF's mission is to protect the homeland.  After living in Japan for a year, I can say without a doubt, there are no deserts in Japan.  Maybe they made a wrong turn at Albuquerque...

-Jesse

Hi Jesse,

At one time, the JGSDF did have a deployment to Iraq, tasked with humanitarian/reconstruction duties. It was the first foreign deployment of Japanese forces since WW2.

usmc1371 wrote:

Rob Gronovius wrote: just a guess, but maybe they are enroute to Ft. irwin to train on desert warfare. That's strange.  I know the JGSDF's mission is to protect the homeland.  After living in Japan for a year, I can say without a doubt, there are no deserts in Japan.  Maybe they made a wrong turn at Albuquerque... -Jesse

I guess you guys missed my ironic point.  The Japanese Ground "SELF DEFENSE" Force is training in areas that don't need self defending.  That's all.  I wasn't refuting their training at NTC and I know they were deployed in Iraq.  I was just trying to be funny.

Jesse

Brumbles wrote:

Maybe they've finally invaded?

Jeebus wrote:

Brumbles wrote: Maybe they've finally invaded?  I knew we should have nuked Tokyo in 45.

but then there would no japanese food

agentg wrote:

Met a bunch of Luftwaffe pilots in Denver last month. They were heading to Texas.

stikpusher wrote:

Shortly before OIF kicked off in 2003, I was in Japan for a Yama Sakura Exercise. Basicly a computer wargame defense of Japan from attack and invasion. We interacted for the whole time extensively with our Japanese counterparts. Many of them told me that they had been to Yakima Training Area in WA state for different live fire exercises of their weapon systems. Many Americans would be suprised at how many foreign troops come to visit and train every year.

That's true. In my six years, I trained many times with foreign units. French, Brits, Germans, Belgians, Canadians, Thai, Koreans, you name it. I even remember a contingent from Botswana at Airborne School.