U.S. Marines with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Japan Ground
Self-Defense Force participate in Exercise Iron Fist 2013 aboard Camp
Pendleton, Calif. Feb. 13, 2013. The purpose of the bilateral amphibious
exercise was t improve interoperability, enhance military-to-military
relations and hone individual and small-unit skills necessary for
effective crisis response and to effectively conduct contingency
operations across the Pacific