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POTD: The Japanese Howa Type 20 Makes Its Indonesian Debut

Today's TFB Photo of the Day is a rare look at Japan's newest rifle earning its passport stamps. This is Japan's current-generation service rifle and the replacement for the long-serving Type 89.

POTD: The Japanese Howa Type 20 Makes Its Indonesian Debut

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Today's TFB Photo of the Day is a rare look at Japan's newest rifle earning its passport stamps.

This is Japan's current-generation service rifle and the replacement for the long-serving Type 89.

At the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service member with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphibious Rapid...

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Today's TFB Photo of the Day is a rare look at Japan's newest rifle earning its passport stamps. This is Japan's current-generation service rifle and the replacement for the long-serving Type 89. At the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service member with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, fires their Howa Type 20 during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26.

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  • At the Indonesian Marine Corps 9th Infantry Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service member with the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Amphibious Rapid...

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