U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Easton, right, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, passes the guidon to Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, the outgoing commanding general of MCIPAC, during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 14, 2024. Liszewski served for two years as the commanding general and was relieved by Maj. Gen. Brian N. Wolford, who previously served as the director for plans policy strategy, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea. Liszewski and Wolford are natives of Maryland and Easton is a native of Minnesota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony J. Easton, right, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, passes the guidon to Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, the outgoing commanding general of MCIPAC, during a change of command ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 14, 2024. Liszewski served for two years as the commanding general and was relieved by Maj. Gen. Brian N. Wolford, who previously served as the director for plans policy strategy, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea. Liszewski and Wolford are natives of Maryland and Easton is a native of Minnesota. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Cesar Lopez, an operational contract support officer with the Regional Contracting Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives his remarks during an award ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 3, 2024. Lopez was presented with a Meritorious Service Medal, gold star in lieu of a second award. Lisewski visited MCIPAC Marines to present awards and challenge coins in recognition of their work. Liszewski is a native of Maryland and Lopez is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas) - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Cesar Lopez, an operational contract support officer with the Regional Contracting Office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives his remarks during an award ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 3, 2024. Lopez was presented with a Meritorious Service Medal, gold star in lieu of a second award. Lisewski visited MCIPAC Marines to present awards and challenge coins in recognition of their work. Liszewski is a native of Maryland and Lopez is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)
Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. George Okyne, an electrician with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, arranges temporary lights at the Camp Courtney Commissary, Okinawa, Japan, August 4, 2023. Service members with Headquarters Battalion and 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, installed temporary lighting to reopen the commissary following a power outage caused by Typhoon Khanun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holland) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. George Okyne, an electrician with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, arranges temporary lights at the Camp Courtney Commissary, Okinawa, Japan, August 4, 2023. Service members with Headquarters Battalion and 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, installed temporary lighting to reopen the commissary following a power outage caused by Typhoon Khanun. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holland)
U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in conversation during a traffic safety education presentation in the base theater on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 15, 2023. This presentation was held to educate junior service members on the differences between driving in Japan and the United States, and to inspire Marines to make the right decisions before and while they are behind the wheel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas) - U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in conversation during a traffic safety education presentation in the base theater on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 15, 2023. This presentation was held to educate junior service members on the differences between driving in Japan and the United States, and to inspire Marines to make the right decisions before and while they are behind the wheel. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Spencer E. Scott, center, sergeant major, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, pulls hijiki from the ocean during the Hijiki Harvest at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 22, 2020. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Spencer E. Scott, center, sergeant major, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, pulls hijiki from the ocean during the Hijiki Harvest at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 22, 2020. Because the base is the main location on the island where hijiki grows, U.S. and Japanese officials work together to protect it from being overharvested by harvesting only once a year. Hijiki is a type of seaweed that plays an important part of Okinawan culture and is used in many Japanese cuisines. (U.S. Marine photo by Cpl. Kayla V. Staten)
U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), pose for a photo on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2019. - U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), pose for a photo on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2019. The Marines were competing in the High Intensity Tactical Training Preliminary Challenge. Winners of the challenge earn a chance of traveling back to the United States to compete in the HITT Championship, and possibly earning the title “HITT Champion”. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Madero)
Marines secure a landing zone as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes flight Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. Three helicopters with the Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade were used for Marine Wing Support Squadron 172’s forward-arming and refueling point training during Exercise Lejeune II. MWSS-172 is with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines secure a landing zone as an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes flight Sept. 10 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. Three helicopters with the Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade were used for Marine Wing Support Squadron 172’s forward-arming and refueling point training during Exercise Lejeune II. MWSS-172 is with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Marines fire a shoulder-launched, multipurpose assault weapon as part of a movement-to-contact training evolution during Exercise Koolendong Sept. 3 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines are with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines fire a shoulder-launched, multipurpose assault weapon as part of a movement-to-contact training evolution during Exercise Koolendong Sept. 3 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The Marines are with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, III Marine Expeditionary Force.