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, hike while conducting the culminating event during Corporals’ Course on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 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, hike while conducting the culminating event during Corporals’ Course on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 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. Marine Corps Sgt. Jamal Washington, an assistant contracting officer representative with the bulk fuel office with Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, speaks to Staff Sgt. Bradley Hoffman, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge contracting officer representative with the bulk fuel office, H&S Battalion 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. Washington is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. Hoffman is a native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shelby A. Karr) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jamal Washington, an assistant contracting officer representative with the bulk fuel office with Headquarters and Support (H&S) Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, speaks to Staff Sgt. Bradley Hoffman, the staff noncommissioned officer in charge contracting officer representative with the bulk fuel office, H&S Battalion 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. Washington is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. Hoffman is a native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shelby A. Karr)
Hidetada Nakama, a Japanese Security Guard (JSG) with Camp Butler’s Provost Marshal Office bears the Japanese flag prior to a colors ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 13, 2021. The JSGs were accompanied by U.S. Marines, who were participating in the colors ceremony as well. Performing a daily colors ceremony with the host nation symbolizes the cooperation and joint effort of American and Japanese forces throughout Japan. . (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Madero) - Hidetada Nakama, a Japanese Security Guard (JSG) with Camp Butler’s Provost Marshal Office bears the Japanese flag prior to a colors ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 13, 2021. The JSGs were accompanied by U.S. Marines, who were participating in the colors ceremony as well. Performing a daily colors ceremony with the host nation symbolizes the cooperation and joint effort of American and Japanese forces throughout Japan. . (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Madero)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Mora, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, prepares a M67 hand grenade during a standoff munition disruption (SMUD) range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2020. SMUD is a technique used by EOD technicians where they utilize a service weapon to disrupt and neutralize munition from a standoff distance in order to achieve a low-order detonation. Mora is a native of Kissimmee, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brennan J. Beauton) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Julian Mora, an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, prepares a M67 hand grenade during a standoff munition disruption (SMUD) range on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 8, 2020. SMUD is a technique used by EOD technicians where they utilize a service weapon to disrupt and neutralize munition from a standoff distance in order to achieve a low-order detonation. Mora is a native of Kissimmee, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brennan J. Beauton)
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. Terrell Batchelor, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, completes a vehicle assessment 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. Terrell Batchelor, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, completes a vehicle assessment 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)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Whitney, an air traffic control specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, visually scans the airfield surface area 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 safety and security of the mission of aviation assets. - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tristan Whitney, an air traffic control specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, visually scans the airfield surface area 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 safety and security of the mission of aviation assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Terry Wong)