U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers prepare to insert during a bilateral simulated boat raid part of Iron Fist 25 at Kin Blue Training Area, Okinawa, Japan on Mar. 1, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and JGSDF. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the USS America Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Diaz Montes De Oca)
Date Taken: | 03.01.2025 |
Date Posted: | 03.02.2025 06:10 |
Photo ID: | 8893118 |
VIRIN: | 250301-M-TU861-1338 |
Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
Size: | 18.83 MB |
Location: | JP |
Web Views: | 121 |
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