Commodore Mark Sakaguchi, commander PHIBRON 3, welcomes distinguished visitors from 1 Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japanese Western Army to the USS Peleliu, Feb. 11. The leaders were aboard to discuss Exercise Iron Fist 2012, a bilateral training exercise that gives the 15th MEU a chance to demonstrate its amphibious capabilities to the Japanese and provides the Navy/Marine Corps team an opportunity to practice its craft.