apan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF)'s new elite unit, called The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, demonstrated its capability with a public exercise at Camp Ainoura in Sasebo on Wednesday. Around 1,500 members of the unit participated in the exercise, descending from helicopters and exchanging fire with a mock enemy, backed by a dozen armoured vehicles. It is the first time since the Second World War that Japan has introduced a marines unit in its army, in a bid to ward off potential invaders on Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea, according to reports.
apan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF)'s new elite unit, called The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, demonstrated its capability with a public exercise at Camp Ainoura in Sasebo on Wednesday. Around 1,500 members of the unit participated in the exercise, descending from helicopters and exchanging fire with a mock enemy, backed by a dozen armoured vehicles. It is the first time since the Second World War that Japan has introduced a marines unit in its army, in a bid to ward off potential invaders on Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea, according to reports.
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