Survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami are handed flowers during the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - Survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami are handed flowers during the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Huntington, a tropospheric scatter radio multi-channel equipment operator with 1st Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, opens a customized gift during Operation Valentine on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020.Operation Valentine serves as an avenue to keep service members and loved ones connected by delivering them personalized Valentine's Day gifts requested by their families. Huntington is native of Norwalk, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Huntington, a tropospheric scatter radio multi-channel equipment operator with 1st Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, opens a customized gift during Operation Valentine on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020.Operation Valentine serves as an avenue to keep service members and loved ones connected by delivering them personalized Valentine's Day gifts requested by their families. Huntington is native of Norwalk, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Avery Luengo, the platoon sergeant for G-6 Customer Service Branch, reads his book on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. Luengo remains proactive with his Marines and his own duties by being a force multiplier and exceeding the standard of a noncommissioned officer by earning several awards and certifications through various demanding billets. Luengo is a native of Reynosa, Mexico, and McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Avery Luengo, the platoon sergeant for G-6 Customer Service Branch, reads his book on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. Luengo remains proactive with his Marines and his own duties by being a force multiplier and exceeding the standard of a noncommissioned officer by earning several awards and certifications through various demanding billets. Luengo is a native of Reynosa, Mexico, and McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Suzette Scott, a chief trainer with the Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Provost Marshal’s Office, Military Working Dog (MWD) section, takes MWD Shiva, out of the kennels to conduct training, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2020. MWDs are taught using real world situations including: area and building searches, obstacle courses, controlled aggression and odor detection for explosives and narcotics. Scott is a native of Apopka, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Suzette Scott, a chief trainer with the Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Provost Marshal’s Office, Military Working Dog (MWD) section, takes MWD Shiva, out of the kennels to conduct training, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 3, 2020. MWDs are taught using real world situations including: area and building searches, obstacle courses, controlled aggression and odor detection for explosives and narcotics. Scott is a native of Apopka, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)
Keileigh Orndorff, the United Service Organizations (USO) Camp Foster Center Operations Specialist, passes out refreshments at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, 2020. USO representatives offered service members the chance to relax and rejuvenate by providing drinks, snacks and entertainment as they waited to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Orndorff is a native of Williamston, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - Keileigh Orndorff, the United Service Organizations (USO) Camp Foster Center Operations Specialist, passes out refreshments at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, 2020. USO representatives offered service members the chance to relax and rejuvenate by providing drinks, snacks and entertainment as they waited to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Orndorff is a native of Williamston, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
Lance Cpl. Michael Hendricks, a postal clerk with the Camp Foster Post Office, awaits his relay to begin firing on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, 2020. Once a year, Marines are required to shoot on the known distance course of fire, tables one and two. Upon completion, Marines are awarded a score of marksmanship, sharpshooter or expert. Hendricks is a native of Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly) - Lance Cpl. Michael Hendricks, a postal clerk with the Camp Foster Post Office, awaits his relay to begin firing on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, 2020. Once a year, Marines are required to shoot on the known distance course of fire, tables one and two. Upon completion, Marines are awarded a score of marksmanship, sharpshooter or expert. Hendricks is a native of Brooklyn, New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Karis Mattingly)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kody Schwartz, a utilitiesman second class with U.S. Navy Seabees, Headquarters and Support Battalion, talks to swimmers during a swim qualification at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. Schwartz is utilities maintenance, a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response advocate which makes him a vital asset to Marine Corps Installations Pacific. Schwartz is native to Hutchison, Minnesota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen) - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kody Schwartz, a utilitiesman second class with U.S. Navy Seabees, Headquarters and Support Battalion, talks to swimmers during a swim qualification at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. Schwartz is utilities maintenance, a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response advocate which makes him a vital asset to Marine Corps Installations Pacific. Schwartz is native to Hutchison, Minnesota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marco A. Antunez, a distribution management specialist, native to Arlington, Texas, with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, provides customer support at the Passenger Travel Office on Camp Foster on Jan. 15, 2021. The Passenger Travel Office is committed to providing excellent customer service for daily Permanent Change of Station and Temporary Additional Duty travel needs for service members, Department of Defense civilians, and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher D. Thompson) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marco A. Antunez, a distribution management specialist, native to Arlington, Texas, with Alpha Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, provides customer support at the Passenger Travel Office on Camp Foster on Jan. 15, 2021. The Passenger Travel Office is committed to providing excellent customer service for daily Permanent Change of Station and Temporary Additional Duty travel needs for service members, Department of Defense civilians, and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher D. Thompson)
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support (H&S), Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, sing the Marine’s Hymn upon graduating from Corporals’ Course on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2021. The purpose of Corporals’ Course, hosted by H&S Battalion, is to provide corporals with the education and leadership skills necessary to lead Marines. The program of instruction places emphasis on leadership foundations and a working knowledge of general military subjects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shelby A. Karr) - U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support (H&S), Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, sing the Marine’s Hymn upon graduating from Corporals’ Course on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2021. The purpose of Corporals’ Course, hosted by H&S Battalion, is to provide corporals with the education and leadership skills necessary to lead Marines. The program of instruction places emphasis on leadership foundations and a working knowledge of general military subjects. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shelby A. Karr)
A member of the U.S. military community fuels up his truck at a defense fuel supply point (DFSP) on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2021. A DFSP on Okinawa allows III Marine Expeditionary Force to stay ready at a moment’s notice. Bulk fuel supports all types of transportation fuel for the variety of U.S. military vehicles on Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shelby A. Karr) - A member of the U.S. military community fuels up his truck at a defense fuel supply point (DFSP) on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 14, 2021. A DFSP on Okinawa allows III Marine Expeditionary Force to stay ready at a moment’s notice. Bulk fuel supports all types of transportation fuel for the variety of U.S. military vehicles on Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shelby A. Karr)