Navy corpsmen with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, strap in a simulated casualty onto a stretcher at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 16, 2023. The training gave the teams an opportunity to learn and understand each other’s standard operating procedure during 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 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Fo

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Navy corpsmen with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers with the 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, strap in a simulated casualty onto a stretcher at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 16, 2023. The training gave the teams an opportunity to learn and understand each other’s standard operating procedure during 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 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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