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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Parks shows Japanese soldiers the weights he had in his pack during their three-mile march during Iron Fist on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15, 2011. Parks is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. Iron Fist is a training exercise between the U.S. and Japanese militaries to increase interoperability.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Parks shows Japanese soldiers the weights he had in his pack during their three-mile march during Iron Fist on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15, 2011. Parks is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. Iron Fist is a training exercise between the U.S. and Japanese militaries to increase interoperability.

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