Lt. Gen Joseph L. Osterman (left), the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi (center), the commanding general, of 1st Marine Division, speak to Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki (left), the commanding general of the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, about the amphibious capabilities of their respective forces during an honorary dinner held at Lt. Gen. Osterman’s residence at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2019, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2019. During the dinner, I MEF staff and distinguished visitor


Lt. Gen Joseph L. Osterman (left), the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi (center), the commanding general, of 1st Marine Division, speak to Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki (left), the commanding general of the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, about the amphibious capabilities of their respective forces during an honorary dinner held at Lt. Gen. Osterman’s residence at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 3, 2019, as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2019. During the dinner, I MEF staff and distinguished visitors from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japanese Consulate and the Marubeni Corporation gathered for an evening of socializing to symbolize the working relationship that the two nations have fostered together over the course of the multilateral exercise.


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