U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit return to ship in combat rubber raiding crafts after securing a beach head as part of Iron Fist 23 on Kin blue Beach, Okinawa, Japan, March 9, 2023. The boat raid enabled U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to practice beach landing and extraction techniques. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the JMSDF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher W. England)
Date Taken: | 03.09.2023 |
Date Posted: | 03.12.2023 12:58 |
Photo ID: | 7677545 |
VIRIN: | 230309-M-UF994-1020 |
Resolution: | 6240x4160 |
Size: | 2.94 MB |
Location: | KIN BLUE BEACH, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 41 |
Downloads: | 7 |
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