Cpl. Thomas G. Martinez prepares a howitzer range card

Cpl. Thomas G. Martinez prepares a howitzer range card before artillery fire commences Nov. 4 at the North Fuji Maneuver Area during Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-3. ARTP is a regularly scheduled training event that increases combat readiness of U.S. Marine forces, and supports the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. Martinez is from Los Angeles, California, and is a field artillery cannoneer with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, currently assigned to 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Jen S. Martinez/Released)