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Video by Cpl. Christopher Lape

Iron Fist 23, Distinguished Visitors

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

March 10, 2023 | 1:20

U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, alongside distinguished visitors from the U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Australian Army, French Army, and German Army tour a littoral maneuver exercise during Iron Fist 23 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2023. The littoral maneuver encompassed several units passing through other units’ positions while moving toward an objective, these actions are the most complex evolutions a partnered force can conduct. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher R. Lape)