U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Matthew Thrash, an assault amphibious vehicle crewmember with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, exits his assault amphibious vehicle during Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 23. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Japanese forces that builds their combined ability to conduct amphibious and land-based contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Spencer)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Marines and Sailors are scheduled to participate in Exercise Iron Fist alongside members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade. The exercise will occur at various facilities in Southern California and at sea from Jan. 17 to Feb. 21, 2020.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Marines and Sailors are scheduled to participate in Exercise Iron Fist alongside members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade. The exercise will occur at various facilities in Southern California and at sea from Jan. 17 to Feb. 21, 2020.
Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to enhance the ability of the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japanese forces’ to plan, communicate and conduct combined amphibious
operations.
The U.S. and Japanese will integrate at the staff level, conducting bilateral planning to seize notional objectives through real-world amphibious training. The five-week exercise also focuses on advanced marksmanship, amphibious...
01.08.2020 | CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US |
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