From Feb 12 to 13, MOD/JSDF conducted Tomodachi Rescue Exercise 21 (TREX) with U.S. Forces. Through the exercise, the JSDF maintained and enhanced its response capabilities for possible Nankai Trough earthquake in collaboration with U.F. Forces and relevant authorities.
The success of the joint response between the SDF and the U.S. Forces through Operation Tomodachi during the Great East Japan Earthquake led to the Alliance being deepened. MOD/JSDF will continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation through joint exercise with U.S. Forces Japan.
