Artillery Marines celebrate 239th birthday in field environment [Image 5 of 6]

COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN

11.10.2014

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Martinez 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Maj. Matthew A. Thompson, right, speaks with the Marines of Battery B after a Marine Corps birthday cake-cutting ceremony Nov. 10 at the North Fuji Maneuver Area during Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-3. ARTP is a regularly scheduled training event that increases and maintains combat readiness of U.S. Marine forces and supports the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. Thompson is from Presho, South Dakota, and is the commanding officers for Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Jen S. Martinez/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.10.2014
• Date Posted: 12.04.2014 03:43
• Photo ID: 1686183
• VIRIN: 141110-M-KY377-090
• Resolution: 3072x1883
• Size: 879.85 KB
• Location: COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JP
• Hometown: PRESHO, SD, US