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Ulchi Freedom Shield

Ulchi Freedom Shield – a combined, joint, all-domain, and interagency operating environment. This annual exercise aims to build understanding between Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, the United Nations Command, and ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), ensuring their ability to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance Alliance response capabilities against a spectrum of security threats. It will feature live, virtual, constructive and field-based training, engaging personnel from the various military services.

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“There I Was …” An Oral History Featuring Yoko Dazely_Episode 2, “1945 The End of the War”
U.S. Army Garrison - Japan
March 1, 2026 | 2:00
“Each photo has a story,” Yoko Dazely says. Yoko, 90, is a former local-national employee who worked as a typist at the Army Audit Agency Office and Civilian Personnel Office at Camp Zama and Hardy Barracks, Tokyo, from 1953 to 1960. She married the late William Dazely, a retired Army master sergeant, and lived in San Francisco for more than 40 years before returning to Japan. The U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs team spent several hours with Yoko over the last four months revisiting her old photo albums and retracing her steps across several significant locations and moments throughout her youth, her career, and her globetrotting experiences as an Army spouse. Using Yoko’s personal archive of photos and audiovisual materials, we produced 10 vignettes titled, “‘There I Was …’ An Oral History Featuring Yoko Dazely.” An oral history is a field of study and a method of gathering, preserving and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities and participants in past events. Through Yoko’s storytelling, we hope to bring you an extra dimension to Camp Zama’s long and storied history! Here is Episode 2, “1945 The End of the War”! Opening graphics by Derek Mayhew, Visual Information Division Music licensed by Audiio #OralHistory #ArmyFamily #MakeADifference #BeAllYouCanBe
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