U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Garcia, a gas service system mechanic with Assault Craft Unit 5, secures a Humvee on a landing craft, air cushion at Camp Pendleton, Calif., to be transported to San Clemente Island Feb. 12, 2014, during exercise Iron Fist 2014. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities.