 Marine Wing Sports Squadron 171 conducted exercise Tanuki Rath on Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Nihambara, Japan March 2021. The annual exercise was a two-week long field exercise designed to help Marines and sailors hone their skills with live fire events, heavy equipment operation, and execution of forward-arming and revealing points. Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Godfrey, NWSS 171 commanding officer, explains why Camp Nihambara plays a pivotal role in the exercise. Camp Nihambara provides a unique opportunity to conduct a variety of training that's not available at Makasewakuni. Additionally, we get to deploy some other elements of the squadron and then tie all of that together to bring that unique capability that only the NWSS can provide. Reporting from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Camp Nihambara, Japan, I'm Lance Corporal Evan Jones.