04/12/2014: Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training.
[slidepress gallery=’marines-train-with-jgsdf’]
Credit:15th Marine Expeditionary Unit:1/23/14
- In the first two photos, soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train with a deployable virtual training environment during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014.
- In the final photo, U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company listen to the introduction of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014.