U.S. service members and local preschool students and staff members pose for a group photo after an Earth Day cleanup and tree-planting event at Nature Mirai Kan in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2024. Marine Corps Installations Pacific coordinated a week of Earth Day events to reinforce relationships between U.S. service members and the Okinawa community. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas) - U.S. service members and local preschool students and staff members pose for a group photo after an Earth Day cleanup and tree-planting event at Nature Mirai Kan in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2024. Marine Corps Installations Pacific coordinated a week of Earth Day events to reinforce relationships between U.S. service members and the Okinawa community. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo of Okinawan civilians evacuating. - Local Okinawa residents from Ginowan City cross the National Route 58 highway toward Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a tsunami evacuation in Okinawa, Japan, April 3, 2024. Through Local Implementation Agreements, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and local Okinawa municipalities allow Okinawa residents to gain on-base access to evacuate from lower elevations during a tsunami emergency event. By utilizing the routes through the base, residents can reach their destinations faster. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Air Station Futenma)

Nicole Colburn, a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) art teacher at Iwakuni Intermediate School, looks around her classroom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 12, 2024. A native of Shirley, Massachusetts, Colburn teaches art as a way to follow her passion for the history, culture, and creativity of art.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins) - Nicole Colburn, a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) art teacher at Iwakuni Intermediate School, looks around her classroom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 12, 2024. A native of Shirley, Massachusetts, Colburn teaches art as a way to follow her passion for the history, culture, and creativity of art.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ericka ValenciaReyes, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, poses at the Camp Foster Post Office, on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2024. At 9-years-old, ValenciaReyes left her hometown in N.C. for Mexico with her mother after her parents’ divorce. She decided to move back to the states and join the Marine Corps when she turned 18. Despite fracturing her pelvic bone in boot camp, she persevered and went on to graduate from Papa Company in Feb. 2021. She moved to Okinawa in July, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Martha Linares) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ericka ValenciaReyes, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, poses at the Camp Foster Post Office, on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2024. At 9-years-old, ValenciaReyes left her hometown in N.C. for Mexico with her mother after her parents’ divorce. She decided to move back to the states and join the Marine Corps when she turned 18. Despite fracturing her pelvic bone in boot camp, she persevered and went on to graduate from Papa Company in Feb. 2021. She moved to Okinawa in July, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Martha Linares)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Andrew Bryant, command senior enlisted advisor of Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to attendees during Comic Con Okinawa 2023 at the Camp Foster Fieldhouse, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. Comic Con Okinawa 2023 is an on-base comic book convention held annually that features notable voice actors, comic artists, and off-base store vendors that is open to all military personnel and local Japanese residents. Inspired by the film series Ghostbusters, Bryant and his youngest daughter cosplayed as paranormal investigators for the length of the event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Andrew Bryant, command senior enlisted advisor of Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks to attendees during Comic Con Okinawa 2023 at the Camp Foster Fieldhouse, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. Comic Con Okinawa 2023 is an on-base comic book convention held annually that features notable voice actors, comic artists, and off-base store vendors that is open to all military personnel and local Japanese residents. Inspired by the film series Ghostbusters, Bryant and his youngest daughter cosplayed as paranormal investigators for the length of the event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

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)

Jessica Niss talks about her son with the background slide showing his funeral. - Jessica Niss talks about her son with the background slide showing his funeral.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Bellagamba, a religious program specialist with 3rd Medical Battalion, paints during a Single Marine Program (SMP) paint and pizza event at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2021. The SMP strives to help single and unaccompanied Marines by hosting recreation and volunteer events. - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Bellagamba, a religious program specialist with 3rd Medical Battalion, paints during a Single Marine Program (SMP) paint and pizza event at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2021. The SMP strives to help single and unaccompanied Marines by hosting recreation and volunteer events. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Adamson, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, checks for a pulse during a rapid response drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. The drill is designed to make Marines faster and more efficient at responding to emergencies. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Adamson, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, checks for a pulse during a rapid response drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. The drill is designed to make Marines faster and more efficient at responding to emergencies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Troy Menard, an air traffic control specialist and facility watch officer aboard MCAS Futenma, provides instruction to U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Walton, an air traffic control specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2021. Air traffic controllers aboard MCAS Futenma are responsible for the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic as well as the security of the mission of aviation assets. - Troy Menard, an air traffic control specialist and facility watch officer aboard MCAS Futenma, provides instruction to U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Collin Walton, an air traffic control specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2021. Air traffic controllers aboard MCAS Futenma are responsible for the safe and expeditious flow of air traffic as well as the security of the mission of aviation assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Terry Wong)