Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Bruyere, squad leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, discusses mortar skills and techniques with his Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterpart during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 1. Marines facilitated the use of the range, acting as safety personnel to allow the Japanese soldiers the opportunity to hone the fundamental skills and techniques they will be using throughout the rest of Iron Fist. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett White/Released) Exercise Iron Fist 2016, 81mm Mortar Shoot 16020

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Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Bruyere, squad leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, discusses mortar skills and techniques with his Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterpart during Exercise Iron Fist 2016 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb 1. Marines facilitated the use of the range, acting as safety personnel to allow the Japanese soldiers the opportunity to hone the fundamental skills and techniques they will be using throughout the rest of Iron Fist. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Garrett White/Released) Exercise Iron Fist 2016, 81mm Mortar Shoot 160201-M-DQ243-189

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