A U.S. Marine with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division loads a 120mm mortar round into a 120mm M327 Towed Rifled Mortar System while conducting firing missions during the Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise (SACCEX) for Iron Fist 2016 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 21, 2016. SACCEX serves as a cooperative learning tool for the US-Japan partnership through the operation of a SACC, which has developed the USMC and JGSDF’s ability to integrate naval gunfire, mortars and close-air support as a combined force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Xzavior

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division loads a 120mm mortar round into a 120mm M327 Towed Rifled Mortar System while conducting firing missions during the Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise (SACCEX) for Iron Fist 2016 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 21, 2016. SACCEX serves as a cooperative learning tool for the US-Japan partnership through the operation of a SACC, which has developed the USMC and JGSDF’s ability to integrate naval gunfire, mortars and close-air support as a combined force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Xzavior Stock Photo

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A U.S. Marine with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division loads a 120mm mortar round into a 120mm M327 Towed Rifled Mortar System while conducting firing missions during the Supporting Arms Coordinating Center Exercise (SACCEX) for Iron Fist 2016 aboard San Clemente Island, Calif., Feb. 21, 2016. SACCEX serves as a cooperative learning tool for the US-Japan partnership through the operation of a SACC, which has developed the USMC and JGSDF’s ability to integrate naval gunfire, mortars and close-air support as a combined force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Xzavior T. McNeal/Released)

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