Marines TV

On November 20, 1943, 18,000 Marines charged the shores of Tarawa— but this Marine waddled. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jamie Arzola)

As the summer months come to an end and the fall season starts, festivals begin all over Japan in celebration of the fall harvest. The close-knit communities of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City came together for the 62nd Annual Iwakuni Festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2018. MCAS Iwakuni personnel joined Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force service members and civilians during the event by dancing together in a parade. The goal of the festival is to enrich the Iwakuni image, show the development of the community and allow Americans and Japanese citizens to interact. This granted them the opportunity to engage in different cultures and build relationships. The festival consisted of demonstrations, performances, concerts, a flea market and food vendors. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers with the 15th Brigade and Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, race in the annual Naha Dragon Boat races on May 5, 2018 at Camp Naha, Tomari Port in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, during Golden Week festivities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers with the 15th Brigade and Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, race in the annual Naha Dragon Boat race on May 5, 2018 at Camp Naha, Tomari Port in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, during Golden Week festivities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force and Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted various training events throughout exercise Iron Fist 2018, in an effort to enhance bilateral interoperability between the United States and Japan. Exercise Iron Fist is an annual bilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share technique, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Matthew B. Teutsch)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - U.S. Navy Corpsman with the Shock Trauma Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 11, and Soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self Defense Force, conduct combat life saver training on simulated casualties during exercise Iron Fist 2018. 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. Robert Alejandre)