United States Marine Corps Col. Clay Tipton, commanding officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment Col. Yoshiyuki Goto about the combat rubber raiding craft training during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 28. Iron Fist is an annual and bilateral amphibious training exercise between the Marine Corps and the JGSDF providing the opportunity to train together and build camaraderie between the and Japanese militaries. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Releas

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United States Marine Corps Col. Clay Tipton, commanding officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army Infantry Regiment Col. Yoshiyuki Goto about the combat rubber raiding craft training during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 28. Iron Fist is an annual and bilateral amphibious training exercise between the Marine Corps and the JGSDF providing the opportunity to train together and build camaraderie between the and Japanese militaries. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released) Exercise Iron Fist 2016, Combat Rubber Raid Craft Training 160128-M-HF454-250

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