Marine Corps LtCol. Brendan Neagle, operations officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinates events during the staff exercise portion of Iron Fist 23 with the operations officer from the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment at Hijudai, Japan Feb. 16, 2023. During the staff exercise both and Japanese service members worked together to plan and coordinate events. 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 Ja

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Marine Corps LtCol. Brendan Neagle, operations officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, coordinates events during the staff exercise portion of Iron Fist 23 with the operations officer from the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment at Hijudai, Japan Feb. 16, 2023. During the staff exercise both and Japanese service members worked together to plan and coordinate events. 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 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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