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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Visket gives a class on the M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher to Japanese soldiers on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011. The troops are participating in Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Japanese militaries to increase interoperability. The Japanese soldiers are assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, part of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

IRON FIST

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Visket gives a class on the M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher to Japanese soldiers on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 16, 2011. The troops are participating in Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Japanese militaries to increase interoperability. The Japanese soldiers are assigned to the Western Army Infantry Regiment, part of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

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