Japanese Ground Self Defense Force MG Shigeo Kaida, deputy chief of operations for Western Army 1st Infantry Regiment speaks to the press during Exercise Iron Fist 2017 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 25. Marines and JGSDF soldiers conducted an amphibious assault, launching from the USS Anchorage to the Red Beach Training Area. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where the and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedure to improve their combined operational capabilities.

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