U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers with Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, pose for a group photo after a gift exchange during the closing ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 21. Exercise Iron Fist exemplifies the spirit of trust and cooperation between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)
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 |
Courtesy Story
