A 7-ton medium tactical vehicle replacement gets loaded onto a U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion at Camp Pendleton, Calif., to be transported to San Clemente Island Feb. 12, 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 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force designed to increase interoperability between the two services while aiding the Japanese in their continued development of amphibious capabilities.