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U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training with Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers during Exercise Iron Fist, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 26, 2017. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers with the Western Army 1st Infantry Regiment conducted call for fire, close air support and combined-arms operations at a Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise during Exercise Iron Fist 2017 San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb 22, 2017. The exercise trains both Marines and JGSDF soldiers on coordinating, combined-arms fires form air and sea assets. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where the U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedure to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers operate, load into and conduct operations on assault amphibious vehicles during Exercise Iron First 2017 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendelton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2017. The JGSDF will be establishing an Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, which will have a mission similar to a Marine Expeditionary Unit. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedure to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alvin Pujols/ Released)

U.S. Marines with Golf Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines and Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force conduct a 120mm Mortar Range Fire during Exercise Iron Fist 2017, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 14, 2017. The range was held to share artillery capabilities knowledge between JGSDF soldiers and U.S. Marines. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy/Released)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, Charlie Company, share close quarters tactics with soldiers from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, in an urban environment during Exercise Iron Fist 2017. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. Iron Fist 2017 marks the twelfth iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Robert Alejandre/ Released)

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) conduct reconnaissance practical application drills with combat rubber raiding crafts (CRRCs) as part of Exercise Iron Fist 2017, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 10, 2017. The drills were used to demonstrate to the JGSDF soldiers U.S. Marine reconnaissance amphibious techniques and how to integrate the skills into amphibious operations. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities.(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy, Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Warner/Released)

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (HM2) Rogelio Saldana and HM2 Tafforal Wedderburn demonstrate and teach U.S. Marines and Japanese Soldiers how to properly analyze a patient in a combat environment during Exercise Iron Fist 2017 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 9, 2017. The purpose of the training is to enhance the Marine Corps' interoperability with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force as well as to increase skill level in their respective fields. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Media by Lance Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr./RELEASED)

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force conduct a Reconnaissance Swim Screener course during Exercise Iron Fist 2017, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 6, 2017. The course was used to asses the JGSDF soldiers' skill set in order to properly integrate U.S. Marine reconnaissance techniques and skills during future training evolutions within Exercise Iron Fist. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy/Released)