U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Carreon, with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, sets up satellite communications while conducting a helicopter insertion to nighttime urban terrain raid training Feb. 18, 2014, during Iron Fist 2014 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. 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.