170225-M-CK339-008 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Feb. 25, 2017) Amphibious Assault Vehicles manned by Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers head ashore during Exercise Iron Fist 2017. The annual bilateral training exercise where the U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedure to improve their combined operational capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy/Released)