Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

by Yasuo Osakabe
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrew Morris, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, uses a handheld radio to communicate with U.S. Air Force C-130J pilots during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 at Nagamine Drop Zone, Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead.

 

 

 

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