GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in southwestern Japan

GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in southwestern Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members land by an amphibious vehicle on the shore of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as part of large-scale joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps on March 3, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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