200206-N-ZZ513-1182 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 6, 2020) Soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment launch combat rubber raiding craft aboard the Harpers Ferry-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) 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)