200211-N-ZZ513-1132 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2020) Soldiers from Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment load into an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on the flight deck of Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for an air assault demonstration as part of Iron Fist 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)