200205-N-ZZ513-1015 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2020) Marines

200205-N-ZZ513-1015 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2020) Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15 (CLB 15) assemble soldiers from Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment for an on loading drill aboard Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) as part of Iron Fist 2020, Feb. 5. Iron Fist is an annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japanese forces’ ability to plan, communicate and conduct combined amphibious operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalie M. Byers)