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From left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker and Col. David Banning, the incoming and outgoing commanding officers of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, shake hands during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon and Walker is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano)

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker and Col. David Banning, the incoming and outgoing commanding officers of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, shake hands during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon and Walker is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Banning, outgoing commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Col. Marc Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Banning, outgoing commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Col. Marc Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

A child enters a bounce house during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

A child enters a bounce house during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Simulated developing fetuses inside wombs are displayed the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Simulated developing fetuses inside wombs are displayed the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Lee Haynes, left, the Camp Hansen fitness coordinator with Marine Corps Community Services, guides a child through an obstacle course during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The MCCS New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. Haynes is a native of New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Lee Haynes, left, the Camp Hansen fitness coordinator with Marine Corps Community Services, guides a child through an obstacle course during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The MCCS New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. Haynes is a native of New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Children with Zukeran Elementary School play taiko drums during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Children with Zukeran Elementary School play taiko drums during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

Fire inspectors with the fire prevention branch, Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, introduce themselves during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Fire inspectors with the fire prevention branch, Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, introduce themselves during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bawi Mang, an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, practices firefighting techniques using an electronic fire extinguisher during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. Mang is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bawi Mang, an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, practices firefighting techniques using an electronic fire extinguisher during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. Mang is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild

Leon Hughes, an assistant fire chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, instructs during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Leon Hughes, an assistant fire chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, instructs during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anton Arifaj, Career School master faculty advisor, at the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks on the rewarding values of being a faculty advisor for the SNCOA on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 6, 2024. Arifaj, has always had an affinity for teaching and encourages staff non-commissioned officers who want to play a direct role in developing the future leaders of the Marine Corps to become faculty advisors. Fischer is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anton Arifaj, Career School master faculty advisor, at the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks on the rewarding values of being a faculty advisor for the SNCOA on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 6, 2024. Arifaj, has always had an affinity for teaching and encourages staff non-commissioned officers who want to play a direct role in developing the future leaders of the Marine Corps to become faculty advisors. Fischer is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

Japanese coast guardsmen decorate the Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Monument for Martyrs in preparation for the annual Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Service on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2024. The memorial service was held to commemorate the casualties of World War II, the Ie Shima lighthouse keeper, and his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Japanese coast guardsmen decorate the Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Monument for Martyrs in preparation for the annual Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Service on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2024. The memorial service was held to commemorate the casualties of World War II, the Ie Shima lighthouse keeper, and his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

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 by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Pruett, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gives a local preschool student a fist-bump during a park clean up 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. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. Pruett is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Pruett, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gives a local preschool student a fist-bump during a park clean up 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. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. Pruett is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Martin, commanding officer of Camp Hansen, and a local preschooler plant a Mangrove tree during a park 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. Martin is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Martin, commanding officer of Camp Hansen, and a local preschooler plant a Mangrove tree during a park 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. Martin is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. service members, local preschoolers, and Okinawa residents learn how to plant a mangrove tree during 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, local preschoolers, and Okinawa residents learn how to plant a mangrove tree during 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 by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacari Williams, a native of New Orleans and a personnel chief stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, gathers the team together to do a motivational “hands in the middle” group huddle, April 10, 2024. Williams in his free time helps coach the Guam Green Bay Packers, a youth football group, to inspire them to find success in life with what he teaches through football. “The kids push through,” said Williams. “They already deal with adversity in their everyday lives so football is an outlet for them to express themselves and find some success in doing the right thing while making their family proud at the same time.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacari Williams, a native of New Orleans and a personnel chief stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, gathers the team together to do a motivational “hands in the middle” group huddle, April 10, 2024. Williams in his free time helps coach the Guam Green Bay Packers, a youth football group, to inspire them to find success in life with what he teaches through football. “The kids push through,” said Williams. “They already deal with adversity in their everyday lives so football is an outlet for them to express themselves and find some success in doing the right thing while making their family proud at the same time.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacari Williams, a New Orleans native and personnel chief stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, gives water to a Guam Green Bay Packers football player, April 10, 2024. Williams in his free time helps coach the Guam Green Bay Packers, a youth football group, to inspire them to find success in life with what he teaches through football. “The kids push through,” said Williams. “They already deal with adversity in their everyday lives so football is an outlet for them to express themselves and find some success in doing the right thing while making their family proud at the same time.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacari Williams, a New Orleans native and personnel chief stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, gives water to a Guam Green Bay Packers football player, April 10, 2024. Williams in his free time helps coach the Guam Green Bay Packers, a youth football group, to inspire them to find success in life with what he teaches through football. “The kids push through,” said Williams. “They already deal with adversity in their everyday lives so football is an outlet for them to express themselves and find some success in doing the right thing while making their family proud at the same time.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacari Williams, a New Orleans native, and a personnel chief stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz and a volunteer coach, demonstrates how to conduct an explosive forward push with Wes Lane, a volunteer football coach, April 10, 2024. Williams in his free time helps coach the Guam Green Bay Packers, a youth football group, to inspire them to find success in life with what he teaches through football. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacari Williams, a New Orleans native, and a personnel chief stationed on Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz and a volunteer coach, demonstrates how to conduct an explosive forward push with Wes Lane, a volunteer football coach, April 10, 2024. Williams in his free time helps coach the Guam Green Bay Packers, a youth football group, to inspire them to find success in life with what he teaches through football. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rey Moreno Marilao

U.S. Marine Corps military police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, detain a trespasser during a flight line breach training as part of exercise Resolute Response on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2024. The exercise is a two-week training event to test base defenses through the enhanced response of the MCAS Futenma Emergency Operations Center. An EOC provides a commanding officer with single point command and control of installation facilities, resources, and support functions during an emergency in order to maintain situational awareness and support timely decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

U.S. Marine Corps military police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, detain a trespasser during a flight line breach training as part of exercise Resolute Response on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2024. The exercise is a two-week training event to test base defenses through the enhanced response of the MCAS Futenma Emergency Operations Center. An EOC provides a commanding officer with single point command and control of installation facilities, resources, and support functions during an emergency in order to maintain situational awareness and support timely decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

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