The World's Armed Forces
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
(February 15, 2011)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment conceals himself during a break in a hike here Feb. 15. The soldiers are participating alongside Marines with 1st Tank Battalion out of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., in Exercise Iron Fist, a bilateral training exercise conducted between the U.S. and Japanese militaries to increase interoperability. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]