Marine Sgt. Michael Windes, an Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) maintenance chief with Headquarters and Support Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, shows Japan Ground-Self Defense Force soldiers some key maintenance repairs during an AAV land driving training event as apart of Exercise Iron Fist, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 8, 2017. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities.

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