Sgt. Fernando Elias, field artillery cannoneer, with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, shows the for 120mm M327 Towed Rifled Mortar System sights to Sgt. Tatsuya Mataebara, Western Army Infantry Regiment Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during the Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise (SACCEX) for Iron Fist 2016 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 22, 2016. Exercise Iron Fist 2016 provides Marines and Japanese soldiers with realistic and relevant training that enhances the planning, execution and effectiveness of combined amphibious operations. (

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Sgt. Fernando Elias, field artillery cannoneer, with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, shows the for 120mm M327 Towed Rifled Mortar System sights to Sgt. Tatsuya Mataebara, Western Army Infantry Regiment Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during the Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise (SACCEX) for Iron Fist 2016 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 22, 2016. Exercise Iron Fist 2016 provides Marines and Japanese soldiers with realistic and relevant training that enhances the planning, execution and effectiveness of combined amphibious operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal/Released)

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