Camp Fuji

This past week our unit went up to Camp Fuji, a marine base at the bottom of Mt. Fuji, for a field training excercise. This was a great excerices where we learned the basics of what our role is in the field as members of the medical field. We had 5 days of excellent training and only two days of good weather. The first three were rainy, foggy, cold and misreable. It definitely challenged us to keep our focus on the tasks as the rain came ouring down. Other days it wasn't the rain but the fog that hindered, but did not stop, our training. I also got to meet several people from our unit who are scattered all over Japan. I finally got to put faces to the names I hear about in reports and emails.

The last two days were awesome as the clouds finally moved away from the mountain and gave a beautiful backdrop for the field. On several occasions I had to stop and take pictures during our road marches to admire the beauty of the mountain from a distance. These pictures along with when I climbed it are a great total package.



The cheesy shot while standing in front of Mt. Fuji




Road Marching around the base of Mt. Fuji



The 'Red Dawn' Picture