Northern Dragon 26: Combat Hunter Training and Nagi Mayor Visit

260315-M-AA976-1364.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Colin Thibault

Mar 29, 2026

JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE CAMP NIHONBARA, OKAYAMA, JAPAN - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Pelaez, senior enlisted advisor of Combat Logistics Company 36, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and a Florida native; 1st Lt. Joel Dorman, company commander of CLC-36, CLR-35, 3rd MLG, and a Pennsylvania native; Oku Masachika, the mayor of Nagi; and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Hidekatsu Kamiya, commander of the Training Ground Management Office, JGSDF Camp Nihonbara, pose for a group photo after a base camp tour during exercise Northern Dragon 26 at JGSDF Camp Nihonbara, Okayama, Japan, March 15, 2026. CLC-36 holds exercise Northern Dragon yearly to enhance and maintain the unit’s logistics capabilities, combat marksmanship proficiency, and medical preparedness in austere terrain and weather conditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

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