PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 27, 2023) Sailors with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force prepare to board the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) in a JMSDF landing craft, air cushion during Iron Fist 23 off the coast of Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 27, 2023. The boarding was part of a LCAC swap between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF to increase interoperability between the naval services of the countries. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the JMSDF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King)