200211-N-NN369-1278

200211-N-NN369-1278 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Brooks Rogers, the air boss aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), watches flight operations as an MV-22B Osprey from the �White Knights� of Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 165 take off from Portland's flight deck to simulate an air assault on Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise Iron Fist 2020. Iron Fist is an annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japanese forces� ability to plan, communicate and conduct combined amphibious operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Paulauskas/Released)