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.
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)
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, converse during the Commanding Officer and Sergeant Major breakfast in Camp Foster’s Chow Hall on Jan. 5, 2021. The Commanding Officer and Sergeant Major of Headquarters and Support Battalion has come together for breakfast every Tuesday for the last six months to provide guidance to Marines. - U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, converse during the Commanding Officer and Sergeant Major breakfast in Camp Foster’s Chow Hall on Jan. 5, 2021. The Commanding Officer and Sergeant Major of Headquarters and Support Battalion has come together for breakfast every Tuesday for the last six months to provide guidance to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher D. Thompson)
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)
Participants begin their 13.1-mile journey in the Kinser Half-Marathon Jan. 12, 2020 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. - Participants begin their 13.1-mile journey in the Kinser Half-Marathon Jan. 12, 2020 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The race was open to all residents island-wide to promote friendly competition and partnership between the U.S. military and local Okinawa communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Madero)
U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, listen to the closing remarks after a hike in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. around Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 16, 2019. - U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, listen to the closing remarks after a hike in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. around Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 16, 2019. The purpose of the hike was to commemorate Dr. King's life and his struggle to combat racial inequality through nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Madero)
The new AN/FPN-68 Precision Approach Radar’s antenna prepares to be installed Sept. 30, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. - The new AN/FPN-68 Precision Approach Radar’s antenna prepares to be installed Sept. 30, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. MCAS Futenma is the first Marine Corps Air Station to receive the new radar system. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Smith)
Competitors of Okinawa’s Strongest: Battle of the South, pose for a group photo upon completion of the competition, Sept. 29, 2019 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. - Competitors of Okinawa’s Strongest: Battle of the South, pose for a group photo upon completion of the competition, Sept. 29, 2019 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. This event challenges men and women to compete in physically demanding events to find the strongest on the island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan J. Beauton)