200128-M-XX001-037 HOKKAIDO, Japan (Jan. 28, 2020) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Quan Hancock, with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, works with a medical team from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the surgical aid station during exercise Northern Viper on Hokudaien Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. Northern Viper is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance the interoperability of the U.S. and Japan Alliance by allowing Marine Air-Ground Task Forces from III Marine Expeditionary Force to maintain their lethality and proficiency in MAGTF Combined Arms Operations in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cameron E. Parks/Released)