日米共同演習始まる　国内最大規模、離島防衛想定

　自衛隊と米軍による共同統合演習「キーン・ソード」が１０日、始まった。隔年開催の国内最大規模の実動演習で、日本周辺の海空域や自衛隊施設で離島防衛や弾道ミサイル対応を想定した訓練を実施。日米の共同対処能力の向上を図る。
　訓練は、明確に軍事行動と判断しにくい「グレーゾーン事態」が島しょ部で発生したと想定。護衛艦が攻撃を受け、存立危機事態が宣言されるという流れに沿い、関係部署が連携して対応する。（2022/11/10-17:34）

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military started large-scale joint military training Thursday, aiming to improve their joint response capabilities.
   The Keen Sword exercise is held every two years in the seas and airspace around Japan and at SDF facilities for enhancing capabilities to defend remote islands and respond to possible ballistic missile attacks.
   The scenario for this year's exercise is that a so-called gray zone situation marked by coercive activities that cannot be immediately judged military actions occurred in a Japanese island area.
   The scenario also holds that an SDF destroyer was attacked, prompting the government to declare that Japan is in a situation in which its survival has been threatened.
   On the island of Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, a drill involving troops attempting to land on the island and those defending it will be conducted.