COMUSFJ visits MCAS Iwakuni

Northern Dragon 25: CLC-36 trains at JGSDF Camp Nihonbara

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36, 3rd Sustainment Group Experimental, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, participated in Exercise Northern Dragon 25 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Nihonbara, Japan, March 14 to March 20, 2025. Exercise Northern Dragon allowed Marines from MCAS Iwakuni to conduct live-fire ranges and train in maintaining security in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Taken: 03.20.2025 | Video by Cpl. Colin Thibault

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