The U.S. military’s seagoing first responders in Japan are at peak readiness after a three-month series of drills with their counterparts in the Japan Self-Defense Forces, according to Navy and Marine Corps officers on Thursday.
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 […]