Marine Corps Col. Robert Bodisch, Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji commanding officer (right), speaks to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki, Deputy Commander, JGSDF Fuji Schools, during fixed wing close air support training at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 14, 2021. The CAS event, conducted by 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, was another stepping stone towards the Commandant’s Force Design 2030 transformation and planned advancement of CATC Camp Fuji towards an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Center of Excellence. By successfully completing the drop, CATC Camp F


Marine Corps Col. Robert Bodisch, Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji commanding officer (right), speaks to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki, Deputy Commander, JGSDF Fuji Schools, during fixed wing close air support training at CATC Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 14, 2021. The CAS event, conducted by 1st Battalion, 2d Marines, was another stepping stone towards the Commandant’s Force Design 2030 transformation and planned advancement of CATC Camp Fuji towards an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Center of Excellence. By successfully completing the drop, CATC Camp Fuji leadership and training personnel hope it will showcase the training center’s capabilities, not just for USFJ but for possible future joint and bilateral exercises aimed at strengthening alliances for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Hopkins is a native of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.


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