Members with the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan

Members with the Western Army Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, perform a Taiko drum demonstration to Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the Del Mar Beach at the conclusion of Exercise Iron Fist 2013, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Feb. 15, 2013. During Exercise Iron Fist, the 13th MEU and members of JGSDF spent three weeks participating in bilateral training which improved their interoperability, enhanced military-to-military relations, and sharpened skills essential to crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher O’Quin/Released)