‘I'VE NEVER SEEN THE OCEAN:’ Idaho Army National Guard Soldier Spc. Justin Bunderson has never seen the ocean, until now. Bunderson, born and raised in Idaho, jumped at the chance to travel overseas in June to Morocco and participate in Exercise African Lion ‘22. “I have never left the country before and I am very grateful for this opportunity,” said Bunderson. “The ocean is something I have always wanted to see and experience.” Bunderson is a cannon crewmember for the 1st Battalion of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment who spends his military days loading ammunition into the M109A6 howitzer. After volunteering for the training in Morocco, he spent his workdays loading ammunition in the northern Sahara Desert for the two-week exercise. African Lion is a multinational, combined joint exercise. Bunderson is a part-time citizen-Soldier who installs natural gas pipelines at Whitaker Construction when he is not loading ammunition for the National Guard, since joining in 2018. “I always...