Special Operations
Japan highlights SOF capabilities
The Japan Ground-Self Defense Force’s (JGSDF) Special Forces Group (SFG) conducted a capability demonstration in front of both the Japanese and Australian prime ministers on 18 January, aimed at enhancing relations between the countries in the face of ongoing aggression from North Korea.
The exercise, understood to have been ...
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