Lance Cpl. Logan C. Baughman pauses during training

Lance Cpl. Logan C. Baughman pauses during training on the live-fire Light Armored Vehicle range Aug. 14, 2017, in Hokudaien, Japan, during Northern Viper. Baughman is grateful to be working with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, he said. "Working with the Japanese and seeing the different techniques that they use is an amazing opportunity, I look forward to working with [them] in the future and building a stronger relationship during Northern Viper. ", Baughman, a native of Warner Robins, Georgia, said. Northern Viper is a combined-joint exercise held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats. Baughman is a light armored vehicle crewman with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion attached to 3rd Marine Division through the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)"