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Iron Fist 2022 Closing Ceremony - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Col. Kazuhiro Irie, commanding officer of the 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, left, gifts a plaque in honor of exercise Iron Fist 2022 to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit during the closing ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 16, 2022. For almost two decades the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and JGSDF have conducted exercise Iron Fist, training together in amphibious operations and affirming the U.S. commitment to our allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

For almost two decades, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and JGSDF have conducted exercise Iron Fist, training together in amphibious operations and affirming the U.S. commitment to our allies - U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers with 2nd Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment participate in exercise Iron Fist 2022 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 10 – Feb. 16, 2022. For almost two decades, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and JGSDF have conducted exercise Iron Fist, training together in amphibious operations and affirming the U.S. commitment to our allies. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Aiden Hekker, Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert, Cpl. Garrett Kiger and Cpl. Sydney Smith)