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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jamie Schatmeier, a rifleman with Scout Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts a static live-fire range during precision marksmanship sustainment training as part of Iron Fist 26 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 26, 2026. The training was conducted to strengthen cohesion between partner forces and to improve proficiency in the fundamentals of marksmanship, training advanced techniques including long range precision shooting through barricades and improvised positions 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 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 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: | 02.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2026 06:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9552547 |
| VIRIN: | 260226-M-MI274-1755 |
| Resolution: | 2272x3408 |
| Size: | 1.64 MB |
| Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 23 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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