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Period | 23 January – 3 February 2023 |
Location | okyo (JMOD), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Engineer School (Camp Katsuta, Ibaraki) and Somagahara Training Area |
Recipient | 22 personnel from the Lao People’s Army |
From Monday 23 January to 3 February, as part of a defense cooperation project in the field of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR), the JMOD/JGSDF invited 22 personnel from the Lao People’s Army to Japan to participate in a capacity building activity. During the invitational event, which occurred at JGSDF Engineer School in Ibaraki Prefecture and the Somagahara Field Training Area in Gunma Prefecture, classroom lessons, practical training related to the operation of heavy machinery were conducted. The training focused on techniques to repair roads damaged by floods and heavy rains in order to improve the Lao People’s Army capacity to such disasters. This project contributes to further developing and strengthening defense cooperation between two countries, and the peace and the stability in the region. |
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