A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force sights in his rifle during sniper training Feb. 10, 2014, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., as part of 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.