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1,500 U.S. Marines and Japanese Troops to Train on First Island Chain Defense Next Month

January 21, 2026 at 21:56Z
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 1st Amphibious Rapid Deployment Regiment, approach the beach in amphibious assault vehicles during a bilateral amphibious landing display in support of Iron Fist 25, at Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 1, 2025. US Marine Corps photo The U.S.

Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) bilateral exercise “Iron Fist 26” will see approximately 1,550 troops carry out amphibious landings, air assaults and more across Japan’s southwest region next month. Spanning Feb. 11-March 9, Iron First 26 will take place on military installations and training areas across Okinawa, a critical island in the strategic chokepoint between Japan and Taiwan, according to Tuesday news releases from the JGSDF and Japan Ministry of Defense

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