# Exercise Keen Sword 2027 Begins in Japan

- Source: Dept of War (DoD) News
- Published: 2026-10-20T18:01:00+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4629628/exercise-keen-sword-2027-begins-in-japan/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/exercise-keen-sword-2027-begins-in-japan-57ff8c/

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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