U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, center, the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, meets with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen. Hirotaka Yamashita, left, the vice chief of staff of the JGSDF, and other Japanese officers during Iron Fist 2014 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 14, 2014. Iron Fist is a three-week bilateral training event held annually between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities.