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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Stephanie Chavez, left, and Marielena Valtierra, right, postal clerks with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Camp Mujuk, sort mail at the post office on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2025. From its development in November 2024, the newly established post office is operated by Marines who are temporarily assigned to Camp Mujuk from Camp Butler. This post office is capable of providing full shipping services to send and receive letters and parcels. Chavez is a native of New York and Valtierra is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Stephanie Chavez, left, and Marielena Valtierra, right, postal clerks with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Camp Mujuk, sort mail at the post office on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2025. From its development in November 2024, the newly established post office is operated by Marines who are temporarily assigned to Camp Mujuk from Camp Butler. This post office is capable of providing full shipping services to send and receive letters and parcels. Chavez is a native of New York and Valtierra is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng

A high intensity tactical training instructor leads U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees with Marine Corps Installations Pacific through warm-ups during the Pacific Iron Challenge on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. During the event, Marines and Sailors with MCIPAC competed against each other in three high intensity events improving morale and increasing unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

A high intensity tactical training instructor leads U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees with Marine Corps Installations Pacific through warm-ups during the Pacific Iron Challenge on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. During the event, Marines and Sailors with MCIPAC competed against each other in three high intensity events improving morale and increasing unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholasbe Ooka, recruiter, 12th Marine Corps District, watches a Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps student conduct a combat fitness test at Guam High School, Guam, Jan. 23, 2025. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz partnered with the Guam High School NJROTC program to conduct mock CFTs for the students to increase their understanding of fitness requirements for the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Little)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Nicholasbe Ooka, recruiter, 12th Marine Corps District, watches a Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps student conduct a combat fitness test at Guam High School, Guam, Jan. 23, 2025. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz partnered with the Guam High School NJROTC program to conduct mock CFTs for the students to increase their understanding of fitness requirements for the military. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Little)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Little

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members from JMSDF Kure Naval Base, offload disaster relief supplies from a JMSDF transport vessel during Exercise Nankai Rescue at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2025. Exercise Nankai Rescue 2024 is a full-scale exercise focused on enhancing bilateral coordination between the U.S. and Japan in support of humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members from JMSDF Kure Naval Base, offload disaster relief supplies from a JMSDF transport vessel during Exercise Nankai Rescue at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2025. Exercise Nankai Rescue 2024 is a full-scale exercise focused on enhancing bilateral coordination between the U.S. and Japan in support of humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Christopher Kane, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command and 36th Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources specialist, looks up at the last adult Serianthes nelsonii tree on the island at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 2, 2021. Serianthes nelsonii is a large tree endemic to Guam and Rota of the Mariana Islands. Only one mature tree exists on Guam, while 121 mature trees have been identified on Rota since 1984. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Christopher Kane, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command and 36th Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources specialist, looks up at the last adult Serianthes nelsonii tree on the island at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 2, 2021. Serianthes nelsonii is a large tree endemic to Guam and Rota of the Mariana Islands. Only one mature tree exists on Guam, while 121 mature trees have been identified on Rota since 1984. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

Photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens

Kazuo Kabatani, director general of the Iwakuni Prefectural Citizens Bureau, left, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kenji Murakami, the deputy commanding general of 13th Brigade, right, observe a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) perform a takeoff from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Distinguished visitors from the Iwakuni city government, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force embarked on a tour of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to observe the ship’s capabilities, cultivate bilateral defense relationships, and demonstrate the joint force’s collective resolve.

Kazuo Kabatani, director general of the Iwakuni Prefectural Citizens Bureau, left, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kenji Murakami, the deputy commanding general of 13th Brigade, right, observe a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102) perform a takeoff from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Distinguished visitors from the Iwakuni city government, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force embarked on a tour of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to observe the ship’s capabilities, cultivate bilateral defense relationships, and demonstrate the joint force’s collective resolve.

Photo by 2nd Lt. Justin Weinstein

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer David Silvaloaso, right, the oldest Marine present, receives cake from Maj. Gen. Brian Wolford, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, during the MCIPAC Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2024. The Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated by Marines all around the world every year on Nov. 10. The final event of the ceremony is the cake-cutting ceremony which signifies the passing of time-honored traditions from the older generation to the younger generation. Wolford is a native of Maryland and Silvaloaso is a native of Spain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer David Silvaloaso, right, the oldest Marine present, receives cake from Maj. Gen. Brian Wolford, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, during the MCIPAC Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2024. The Marine Corps Birthday is celebrated by Marines all around the world every year on Nov. 10. The final event of the ceremony is the cake-cutting ceremony which signifies the passing of time-honored traditions from the older generation to the younger generation. Wolford is a native of Maryland and Silvaloaso is a native of Spain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng

Francisco Santillan, chief project manager, with General Facilities, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives a speech during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 8, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the opening of the newly renovated hangar 515. The hanger was funded by the Japan Facilities Improvement Program. This project marks a crucial step in enhancing the functionality and efficiency of the operational facilities, ensuring continued mission readiness and support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

Francisco Santillan, chief project manager, with General Facilities, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives a speech during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 8, 2024. The ceremony commemorated the opening of the newly renovated hangar 515. The hanger was funded by the Japan Facilities Improvement Program. This project marks a crucial step in enhancing the functionality and efficiency of the operational facilities, ensuring continued mission readiness and support. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

Photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis

Family members wave to an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft with Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, as its taxis on the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17, 2024. CVW-5 aircraft and personnel return from being forward-deployed on the USS George Washington providing local air superiority, all-weather offensive air-to-surface attack capabilities, to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

Family members wave to an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft with Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, as its taxis on the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 17, 2024. CVW-5 aircraft and personnel return from being forward-deployed on the USS George Washington providing local air superiority, all-weather offensive air-to-surface attack capabilities, to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul B. Bock, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, Nov. 18, 2024. Col. Bock visited MCB Camp Blaz to see the installation’s construction progress. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul B. Bock, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, poses for a photo with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, Nov. 18, 2024. Col. Bock visited MCB Camp Blaz to see the installation’s construction progress. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner Currin

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peyton Jose, 374th Security Forces Squadron base defense member, stares out the window of an armored vehicle during exercise Guard and Protect 2024 in support of Keen Sword 25 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 30, 2024. The Guard and Protect joint field training is designed to enhance the relationship between Japanese and U.S. security forces in Japan. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peyton Jose, 374th Security Forces Squadron base defense member, stares out the window of an armored vehicle during exercise Guard and Protect 2024 in support of Keen Sword 25 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 30, 2024. The Guard and Protect joint field training is designed to enhance the relationship between Japanese and U.S. security forces in Japan. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)

Photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, pose for a photo with Chad LaSuer, deputy communications officer, MCB Camp Blaz, at JRM Headquarters, Sept. 5, 2024. LaSuer received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his direct contributions to the development and implementation of critical Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology systems and initiatives for Camp Blaz. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Joint Region Marianas, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, pose for a photo with Chad LaSuer, deputy communications officer, MCB Camp Blaz, at JRM Headquarters, Sept. 5, 2024. LaSuer received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his direct contributions to the development and implementation of critical Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology systems and initiatives for Camp Blaz. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz deliver the 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball invitation to the Honorable Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero, Guam Governor, at the Governor’s Office, Sept. 4, 2024. Each year, Marines across the globe celebrate Nov. 10, 1775, the day the Marine Corps was founded, and honor the Corps' proud legacy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz deliver the 249th Marine Corps Birthday Ball invitation to the Honorable Lourdes Aflague Leon Guerrero, Guam Governor, at the Governor’s Office, Sept. 4, 2024. Each year, Marines across the globe celebrate Nov. 10, 1775, the day the Marine Corps was founded, and honor the Corps' proud legacy. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao

Gunnery Sergeant Mario B. Sanchez Jr. with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Information Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force pauses for photo with Ichiro Umehara, Camp Courtney Community Relation Specialis, Takayuki Kayo, Camp Hansen Community Relation Specialist and shelter staffs.

Sanchez donated a basketball goal and 5 basket balls for women shelter's children in Urasoe, Okinawa on August 28, 2024.

Sanchez ran 32 miles to raise fund for local community as part of his 32nd birthday celebration.

Sanchez also donated a basketball goal and basket balls to an orphanage in Nago, Okinawa on August 27, 2024.

Gunnery Sergeant Mario B. Sanchez Jr. with 3d Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Information Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force pauses for photo with Ichiro Umehara, Camp Courtney Community Relation Specialis, Takayuki Kayo, Camp Hansen Community Relation Specialist and shelter staffs. Sanchez donated a basketball goal and 5 basket balls for women shelter's children in Urasoe, Okinawa on August 28, 2024. Sanchez ran 32 miles to raise fund for local community as part of his 32nd birthday celebration. Sanchez also donated a basketball goal and basket balls to an orphanage in Nago, Okinawa on August 27, 2024.

Photo by Aya Ichihashi

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Garcia, a military police officer on the Special Reaction Team, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, fires a rifle during the Okinawa Intermural Shooting Competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 27, 2024. The OIMC is a multi-day competition where Marines stationed on Okinawa compete amongst each other in shooting drills with rifles and pistols, testing their marksmanship skills and sharpening their overall proficiency. Garcia is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson.)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph Garcia, a military police officer on the Special Reaction Team, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, fires a rifle during the Okinawa Intermural Shooting Competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 27, 2024. The OIMC is a multi-day competition where Marines stationed on Okinawa compete amongst each other in shooting drills with rifles and pistols, testing their marksmanship skills and sharpening their overall proficiency. Garcia is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson.)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as a swim instructor performs a drill in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as a swim instructor performs a drill in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatic director and a South Carolina native, high-fives a swim instructor during instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatic director and a South Carolina native, high-fives a swim instructor during instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, briefs swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, briefs swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, trains swim instructors in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, trains swim instructors in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, guides her swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, guides her swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

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