 Marines assigned a combat logistics company 36 found themselves in unfamiliar territory during exercise dragon fire when they were given a map and compass during their land navigation course. Armed with their rifles, land nav gear and guidance from a staff and all commission officer, they traversed through the jungle environment of Camp Foodie, Japan to reach their final destination. In the Marine Corps, you never know where you could end up. Me being supply admin, I never thought I would be on patrols, but it happened in 2003 when I was on patrols in Afghanistan. So you never know. When you get dropped off somewhere, let's say your mission is to give you a map and you got to walk down, you got to patrol and get to your point and figure out, look at everything that's going on and figure out where you're at to accomplish the mission to get back. But dragon fire hasn't just been a training event for Marines. PFC Donnie Davis, a soldier assigned to the veterinary clinic aboard Air Station Iwakuni, didn't want to miss the opportunity to not only sustain his land nav skills from basic training, but also anticipated training directly with Marines. I decided to come on Dragon Fire with COC because it was a joint training opportunity. I get to experience how Marines train and I get to get some training done while I'm stationed on the Marine Corps base. It's one of the things I wanted to do while I was here. PFC Davis also took this opportunity to demonstrate his leadership abilities by shooting his group's azimuth, an important part of locating points on a map. During land navigation, it's one of those things where like, I'm not one of the guys who want to be lost. So when I feel like nothing's happening, I feel like I should step up. Everybody's a leader regardless of rank. Reporting from Camp Fuji, Japan, I'm Corporal Trevor Phillips.