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Exercise Keen Sword 2027 Begins in Japan
THE PENTAGON · ARLINGTON — Multilateral Exercise Keen Sword 2027 began on Ishigaki Island, Japan, involving about 45,000 Japan Self-Defense Forces troops, 11,000 U.S. service members and forces from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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- 20 October 2026 · 18:01 UTC
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- 28 October 2026 · 07:36 UTC
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