Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct surf passages on a Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft as part of reconnaissance training with the Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Feb. 3, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado/Released)