200206-N-ZZ513-1127 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2020) Sailors assigned to the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) prepare to catch a safety line from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment soldiers in a combat rubber raiding craft during recovery operations as part of Iron Fist 2020, Feb. 6, 2020. Iron Fist is an annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japanese forces’ ability to plan, communicate and conduct combined amphibious operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalie M. Byers/Released)