Japanese Self-Defense Force leadership visits Task Force 76/3 during Exercise Iron Fist [Image 17 of 21]

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JAPAN

02.16.2023

Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa  

3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade   

U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Madea Dudley, command master chief, Task Force 76/3, exchanges gifts with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Senior Chief Petty Officer Ogasawara Tomohiro, command senior chief, Amphibious and Mine Warfare Force, during Iron Fist 23 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. This visit to the Integrated Littoral Warfare Center took place during Exercise Iron Fist and provided an overview of TF 76/3, focusing on the command-and-control structure and command position, and how it improves the commander’s ability to control forces and command from ashore without the need to embark. Iron Fist is a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific-directed, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit-executed, bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and aims to improve staff planning, enhance core competencies in amphibious operations and interoperability, and maintain a positive military-to-military relationship between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Ochoa)

• Date Taken: 02.16.2023
• Date Posted: 02.22.2023 18:15
• Photo ID: 7637971
• VIRIN: 230216-M-QT322-1084
• Resolution: 2673x2065
• Size: 760.72 KB
• Location: CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JP