PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 1, 2019) – Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare to load a combat rubber raiding craft aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Iron Fist 2019. Exercise Iron Fist 2019 is an annual, multilateral training exercise where and Japanese service members train together, share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combine operational capabilities.

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