Fuji

Hey, just thought I would throw up some of the pics from my trip to Mt Fuji, Japan recently.  I finally got to see what mainland Japan was all about and as I suspected it was beautiful over there and very different than life in Okinawa.  My favorite part was the fact that it was 70 and sunny with no humidity with great running trails through the forrest.  Hopefully soon I will get to go with Tara and next summer climb the mountain...12,389ft!

To give you a quick rundown on my job and why I went there I'll try to explain as best I can considering operational security.  My unit shoots artillery and we cannot do this on Okinawa because of some restrictions so the Government of Japan pays for us to bring our equipment to mainland to train there instead.  It is a very interesting part of my new job and routinely I am in meetings with around 15 Japanese (Government of Japan officials, logistics company reps, etc.) with our small planning team discussing the training and negotiating the details of our upcoming exercises.  I am in charge of most of the transportation and maintenance for our unit so this is important for me be involved in.  This was the first time I got to be in the planning and actually go see it in action. I had lots of commitments back at the unit so I only went on this one for a short time.  Here are some pics!

Truck inspections prior to leaving for Camp Fuji

Breakfast bento box

About to offload

Moving the howitzers to get ready for the convoy

Offload

 

These pictures do not do the mountain justice, its huge!

 Offloading our gear

 More bento boxes...yum!

 Went out to an awesome all you can eat and drink restaurant too!