05/10/2014: Soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct immediate-action drills with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I…
05/06/2014: Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting fast-rope training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors…
05/04/2014: Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct night amphibious raid training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Feb. 03, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force…
04/21/2014: Iron Fist 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-give-jgsdf-a-lesson-in-helo-casting'] Credit:15th Marine…
04/18/2014:Iron Fist 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-jgsdf-in-amphibious-operations'] Credit:15th Marine Expeditionary…
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…
05/05/2013: U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participate in Exercise Iron Fist 2013 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif. Feb. 13, 2013. The purpose of the bilateral amphibious exercise was to improve interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations and hone individual and small-unit skills necessary for effective crisis…