Deployment Readiness Begins at the Motor Pool
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eliceo Rodriguez, an automotive maintenance technician with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, poses for a photo in front of a M41A7 Saber weapon system and Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher during Fuji Viper 26.3, at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, July 9, 2026. Fuji Viper is an annual exercise that enables Marines operating in Japan to conduct combined arms live-fire training, enhancing operational readiness, tactical proficiency and lethality throughout the first island chain. Rodriguez is a native of North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Eliceo Rodriguez, an automotive maintenance technician with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, poses for a photo in front of a M41A7 Saber weapon system and Mk 19 Mod 3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher during Fuji Viper 26.3, at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, July 9, 2026. Fuji Viper is an annual exercise that enables Marines operating in Japan to conduct combined arms live-fire training, enhancing operational readiness, tactical proficiency and lethality throughout the first island chain. Rodriguez is a native of North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Oscar Ocampo)
