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The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), center, steams in formation with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), right, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003), center left, and two JMSDF landing craft during Exercise Iron Fist in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 28.
250228-N-TW227-1440.JPG Photo By: Seaman Kenneth Melseth

PHILIPPINE SEA - 250228-N-TW227-1440 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 28, 2025) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), center, steams in formation with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), right, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) tank landing ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003), center left, and two JMSDF landing craft during Exercise Iron Fist in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 28. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S, Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)


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