PHILIPPINE SEA (March 4, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class John Montano, from Oakdale, Calif., assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), signals an AH-1Z Cobra helicopter from the 31 st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Air Combat Element to take off from the ship’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure drill with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of Exercise Iron Fist. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the Marine Corps,
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 4, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class John Montano, from Oakdale, Calif., assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), signals an AH-1Z Cobra helicopter from the 31 st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Air Combat Element to take off from the ship’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure drill with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of Exercise Iron Fist. 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. Green Bay is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Cavenaile)
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