Three MV-22 Ospreys descended on a mountain clearing during a drill this week marking the first coordinated use of the tilt-rotor aircraft by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Smooth seas and an ebbing tide greeted Japanese and Marine Corps amphibious vehicle crews that zipped in and out of the Pacific last week, marking the first week of the annual exercise Iron Fist and a resumption of Marines’ waterborne operations. Five amphibious assault vehicles belonging to the Japanese Ground Self-Defense […]
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The U.S.-Japan amphibious exercise Iron Fist will include waterborne training with the Marine Corps’ newest amphibious combat vehicles. The annual Iron Fist the Marine Corps, the Navy and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force has been held here annually since 2006, but the pandemic forced officials to cancel the bilateral training last […]