Sailors with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force lower the ramp of a JMSDF landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) during Iron Fist 23 off the coast of Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 27, 2023. The boarding was part of a LCAC swap between the Navy and JMSDF to increase interoperability between the naval services of the countries. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the JMSDF. ( Mar


Sailors with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force lower the ramp of a JMSDF landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) during Iron Fist 23 off the coast of Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 27, 2023. The boarding was part of a LCAC swap between the Navy and JMSDF to increase interoperability between the naval services of the countries. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the JMSDF. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)


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