MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A Japan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier jump from a 15 foot diving board into a pool to conduct a Marine Corps intermediate swim qualification as part of exercise Iron Fist Jan. 16, 2018. Iron Fist brings together U.S. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, to improve bilateral planning, communicating, and conduct combined amphibious operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo)