Lance Cpl. John Cavender (left) and Lance Cpl. Matthew Daily (right) shoot an M252 81mm medium weight mortar system Aug. 13, 2017, in Chitose, Japan, during Northern Viper 2017.
They spent the day sharing techniques with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Northern Viper maintains and strengthens the United States’ influence in the region and the U.S.-Japan Alliance. Cavendar, a Fowlerville, Michigan native, is, a gunner with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Daily, an A Gunner with 1/3, is a Crestwood, Kentucky native. 1/3 is attached to 3rd Marine Division through the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger). Original public domain image from Flickr