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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin O’Neal, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, ground guides a joint light tactical vehicle during a force-on-force training event with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the 3rd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment as part of Iron Fist 26 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 25, 2026. The training was conducted to strengthen cohesion between partner forces and to share tactics, techniques, and procedures during Iron Fist 26. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase operational integration and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The 31st MEU is a persistent, combat credible force operating aboard the ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, routinely interacting and operating with our allies and partners to contribute to deterrence, security, crisis response, and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alora Finigan)
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2026 06:25 |
| Photo ID: | 9552343 |
| VIRIN: | 260225-M-MI274-1053 |
| Resolution: | 3408x2272 |
| Size: | 1.37 MB |
| Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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