MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 陸上自衛隊 soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment conduct rifle-to-pistol transition training during exercise Iron Fist, January 16, 2018.
Japanese soldiers are training with the Howa Type 89 (89式小銃) 5.56mm NATO service rifle and the SCK/Minebea 9mm service pistol.
Iron Fist brings together U.S. Marines from the 11th MEU and soldiers from the JGSDF to improve their bilateral planning, communicating, and conducting of combined amphibious operations.
