200212-M-QM580-1020 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2020) Japan Ground Self-Defense Force assault amphibious vehicles with Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade enter the Pacific Ocean from the Harper Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) for an amphibious assault during Exercise Iron Fist 2020 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Exercises like Iron Fist enhance the ability of U.S. allied forces to quickly deploy sea-based assets and provide military forces anywhere in the world. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kassie L. McDole/Released)