U.S. and Japanese national flags are presented during the opening ceremony for the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 held at Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 14, 2023. - U.S. and Japanese national flags are presented during the opening ceremony for the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 held at Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 14, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon)

U.S. Marines with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 engage simulated targets during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 23 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 1, 2023. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise with MRF-D, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Defence Force, with Republic of Korea observers, working together to achieve fire, maneuver, and communications interoperability objectives. - U.S. Marines with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23 engage simulated targets during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 23 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 1, 2023. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise with MRF-D, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Defence Force, with Republic of Korea observers, working together to achieve fire, maneuver, and communications interoperability objectives.

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train alongside U.S. Marines with the MV-22B Osprey during the final key event of Exercise Iron Fist 2013 here, Feb 13. It marked the first time JGSDF troops with the Western Army Infantry Regiment trained with the Osprey aircraft. During the exercise, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and JGSDF have been conducting bilateral training to improve their interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations, and sharpen skills essential to crisis response. - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train alongside U.S. Marines with the MV-22B Osprey during the final key event of Exercise Iron Fist 2013 here, Feb 13. It marked the first time JGSDF troops with the Western Army Infantry Regiment trained with the Osprey aircraft. During the exercise, the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and JGSDF have been conducting bilateral training to improve their interoperability, enhance military-to-military relations, and sharpen skills essential to crisis response.