A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier low-crawls his way through vegetation while conducting a stalk exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division Schools at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 11, 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 JGSDF designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities.