Soldiers with Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, board the USS Somerset (LPD 25) at Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 18, 2016, in preparation for phase IV of Exercise Iron Fist 2016. The final event will be a scenario-based, battalion-sized bilateral amphibious landing, involving Marines, sailors and JGSDF soldiers, launched from the USS Somerset, with follow-on inland objectives at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans) Exercise Iron Fist 2016, JGSDF Embarks USS Somerset 160218-M-GM943-264

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