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Jun Oshiro, the guitarist with the Koza City Rockers, a rock and roll tribute band, performs during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Jun Oshiro, the guitarist with the Koza City Rockers, a rock and roll tribute band, performs during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

The drummer with the Koza City Rockers, a rock and roll tribute band, performs during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

The drummer with the Koza City Rockers, a rock and roll tribute band, performs during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. service members and their families participate in a pirate ship ride during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. service members and their families participate in a pirate ship ride during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. service members and their families participate in a carnival-style spin ride during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. service members and their families participate in a carnival-style spin ride during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

A dancer with Ouka, a traditional Japanese dance group, performs a solo dance routine during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

A dancer with Ouka, a traditional Japanese dance group, performs a solo dance routine during the 2021 Hansen Festival on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 13, 2021. The festival is hosted annually to encourage camaraderie within the U.S. military community through an assortment of food, fun-filled activities and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

Survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami are handed flowers during the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami are handed flowers during the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

A survivor of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami expresses emotion during the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary of the disaster. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

A survivor of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami expresses emotion during the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary of the disaster. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, observes the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, observes the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the disaster in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. U.S. service members, survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami and Japanese officials stood side-by-side in honoring the 10 year anniversary. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, interacts with Wataru Kikuta, 18 (center), and his father Takeshi and mother Reiko, on Oshima Island, Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. The Kikuta family’s home and fish shop was completely destroyed by the tsunami, and Marines came to their aid following the disaster, helping them to restart their lives. The family has remained in touch with Marines who helped them 10 years ago. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, interacts with Wataru Kikuta, 18 (center), and his father Takeshi and mother Reiko, on Oshima Island, Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. The Kikuta family’s home and fish shop was completely destroyed by the tsunami, and Marines came to their aid following the disaster, helping them to restart their lives. The family has remained in touch with Marines who helped them 10 years ago. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, places flowers on a memorial on Oshima Island, Japan, March 11, 2021. The memorial recognizes the 33 people from Oshima Island who lost their lives in the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, places flowers on a memorial on Oshima Island, Japan, March 11, 2021. The memorial recognizes the 33 people from Oshima Island who lost their lives in the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, tours the Kesennuma City Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Museum in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, tours the Kesennuma City Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial Museum in Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, meets with Shigeru Sugawara, the mayor of Kesennuma, at Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. The meeting discussed the preparations of the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster in Kesennuma. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, meets with Shigeru Sugawara, the mayor of Kesennuma, at Kesennuma, Japan, March 11, 2021. The meeting discussed the preparations of the 10 year anniversary ceremony of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster in Kesennuma. The U.S. response, Operation Tomodachi, would become the largest Japan-U.S. bilateral operation, involving nearly 25,000 U.S. service members that assisted with aid efforts across the affected areas of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Auburn Edwards II, the sergeant major of Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 3d Marine Division (3d MarDiv), left, Japanese Security Guard (JSG) BWT3-1 Tetsuji Shimabuku, BWT3-1 Ryutaro Maekawa, and Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of HQ Battalion 3d MarDiv, right, pose for a group photo on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Auburn Edwards II, the sergeant major of Headquarters (HQ) Battalion, 3d Marine Division (3d MarDiv), left, Japanese Security Guard (JSG) BWT3-1 Tetsuji Shimabuku, BWT3-1 Ryutaro Maekawa, and Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of HQ Battalion 3d MarDiv, right, pose for a group photo on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, awards Japanese Security Guards (JSG) with challenge coins on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, awards Japanese Security Guards (JSG) with challenge coins on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, laughs with Japanese Security Guard (JSG) Capt. Akira Miyagi on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, laughs with Japanese Security Guard (JSG) Capt. Akira Miyagi on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion 3d Marine Division, gives his remarks to Japanese Security Guards (JSG) on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion 3d Marine Division, gives his remarks to Japanese Security Guards (JSG) on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, gives his remarks to Japanese Security Guards (JSG) on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Matthew Nation, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, gives his remarks to Japanese Security Guards (JSG) on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 10, 2021. JSG was presented with challenge coins to highlight their efforts after protecting the installation by stopping an unauthorized intruding vehicle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary R. Larsen

U.S. Marines, bottom, with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, observe a Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine rappel down a rappel tower at a site survey of the 1st ROK Marine Division (ROKMARDIV) Mountain Warfare Training Complex at the 1st ROKMARDIV Base, Pohang, ROK March 8, 2021. U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a site survey with ROK Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, 1st ROKMARDIV, of multiple training areas located around the city of Pohang where Korean Marine Exchange Program 21-2 will be held. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)

U.S. Marines, bottom, with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, observe a Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine rappel down a rappel tower at a site survey of the 1st ROK Marine Division (ROKMARDIV) Mountain Warfare Training Complex at the 1st ROKMARDIV Base, Pohang, ROK March 8, 2021. U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a site survey with ROK Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, 1st ROKMARDIV, of multiple training areas located around the city of Pohang where Korean Marine Exchange Program 21-2 will be held. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Pulliam

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division (ROKMARDIV) displays karabiners to U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment , 3rd Marine Division at a site survey of the 1st ROKMARDIV Mountain Warfare Training Complex at the 1st ROKMARDIV Base, Pohang, ROK March 8, 2021. U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a site survey with ROK Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade of multiple training areas located around the city of Pohang where Korean Marine Exchange Program 21-2 will be held. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)

A Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division (ROKMARDIV) displays karabiners to U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment , 3rd Marine Division at a site survey of the 1st ROKMARDIV Mountain Warfare Training Complex at the 1st ROKMARDIV Base, Pohang, ROK March 8, 2021. U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a site survey with ROK Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade of multiple training areas located around the city of Pohang where Korean Marine Exchange Program 21-2 will be held. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Pulliam

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division (ROKMARDIV) step off with U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installation Camp Mujuk at a site survey of the 1st ROKMARDIV Complex Mountain Warfare Training Center at the 1st ROKMARDIV Base, Pohang, ROK March 8, 2021. U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a site survey with ROK Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade of multiple training areas located around the city of Pohang where Korean Marine Exchange Program 21-2 will be held. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division (ROKMARDIV) step off with U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Installation Camp Mujuk at a site survey of the 1st ROKMARDIV Complex Mountain Warfare Training Center at the 1st ROKMARDIV Base, Pohang, ROK March 8, 2021. U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment conducted a site survey with ROK Marines from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade of multiple training areas located around the city of Pohang where Korean Marine Exchange Program 21-2 will be held. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Pulliam

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