U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team-Pacific (FASTPAC) concludes Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 on the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Airfield September 16, 2020. The training is conducted in order for Marines to rapidly insert into a battlespace without landing an aircraft. FASTPAC is an anti-terrorism force based out of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka dedicated to rapidly responding to crisis in the Indo-Pacific to include naval security operations, and to safeguard U.S. government assets under threat. - U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team-Pacific (FASTPAC) concludes Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques (HRST) with U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 on the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Airfield September 16, 2020. The training is conducted in order for Marines to rapidly insert into a battlespace without landing an aircraft. FASTPAC is an anti-terrorism force based out of Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka dedicated to rapidly responding to crisis in the Indo-Pacific to include naval security operations, and to safeguard U.S. government assets under threat.

U.S. Marines and personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz observe the first flag raising of the new command, marking the initial operation capability of the base in Dededo, Guam, Oct. 1, 2020. MCB Camp Blaz is the first new Marine Corps base activated since March 1, 1952 and will hold an activation ceremony in the spring of 2021. - U.S. Marines and personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz observe the first flag raising of the new command, marking the initial operation capability of the base in Dededo, Guam, Oct. 1, 2020. MCB Camp Blaz is the first new Marine Corps base activated since March 1, 1952 and will hold an activation ceremony in the spring of 2021. MCB Camp Blaz, named after Brig. Gen. Vicente Tomas Garrido Blaz, a Marine officer of 29 years and former Guam delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, symbolizes Guam’s contributions to national security and the continued partnership between the Marine Corps and the Government of Guam. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Neil Owens, director of Marine Corps Installation Pacific (MCIPAC) Government and External Affairs and U.S. Navy Capt. David Krulak, commanding officer of the United States Naval Hospital (USNHO) were interviewed by reporters from Japan’s major media outlets, Kyokai and Kyodo News, to discuss the current COVID-19 climate. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Neil Owens, director of Marine Corps Installation Pacific (MCIPAC) Government and External Affairs and U.S. Navy Capt. David Krulak, commanding officer of the United States Naval Hospital (USNHO) were interviewed by reporters from Japan’s major media outlets, Kyokai and Kyodo News, to discuss the current COVID-19 climate. The purpose of the event was to highlight the strengths of the MCIPAC and USNHO team and their ongoing efforts to maintain readiness while mitigating the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

Okinawa Prefectural Government representatives met with Marine Corps Installations Pacific leadership and medical health professionals to discuss COVID-19 related information on Camp Foster Naval Hospital, July 15, 2020. - Okinawa Prefectural Government representatives met with Marine Corps Installations Pacific leadership and medical health professionals to discuss COVID-19 related information on Camp Foster Naval Hospital, July 15, 2020. The parties present agreed to continue openly communicating and meeting regularly via teleconference to ensure proper protective measures are being met.

Marines and employees with the Camp Foster Mess Hall 488 prepare to-go chow for Marines on restricted of movement (ROM) at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2020. All inbound personnel to Okinawa must ROM for 14 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen) - Marines and employees with the Camp Foster Mess Hall 488 prepare to-go chow for Marines on restricted of movement (ROM) at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2020. All inbound personnel to Okinawa must ROM for 14 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Nix, left, a training noncommissioned officer and troop handler within Joint Reception Center (JRC), speaks to the Marines after a class, on Camp Foster, June 9, 2020. The JRC staff drives to Kadena Air Base to transport the Marines and greenside sailors to the barracks to execute a 14-day restriction of movement (ROM), followed by a week of welcome aboard classes to orient them to the new island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Karis Mattingly) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Hunter Nix, left, a training noncommissioned officer and troop handler within Joint Reception Center (JRC), speaks to the Marines after a class, on Camp Foster, June 9, 2020. The JRC staff drives to Kadena Air Base to transport the Marines and greenside sailors to the barracks to execute a 14-day restriction of movement (ROM), followed by a week of welcome aboard classes to orient them to the new island. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Karis Mattingly)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Avery Luengo, a communications Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific - Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, performs military presses at Gunner's Gym, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Luengo, like every gym-goer at fitness centers across Marine Corps installations in Okinawa, practices mitigation procedures to protect the force against COVID-19. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lucas Vega) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Avery Luengo, a communications Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific - Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, performs military presses at Gunner's Gym, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Luengo, like every gym-goer at fitness centers across Marine Corps installations in Okinawa, practices mitigation procedures to protect the force against COVID-19. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lucas Vega)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen. Yuichi Takada, commandant of the JGSDF Combined Training School, presented the Defense Cooperation Award to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael D. Reilly, commanding officer of Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, at the JGSDF Combined Training School June 11. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen. Yuichi Takada, commandant of the JGSDF Combined Training School, presented the Defense Cooperation Award to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael D. Reilly, commanding officer of Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, at the JGSDF Combined Training School June 11. Reilly received the award on behalf of the entire CATC Camp Fuji team for all of their collective efforts as well as his personal key leader engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji)

Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, hosted the Earth Day Camp Foster Clean up April 27, 2020, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. - Marines with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, hosted the Earth Day Camp Foster Clean up April 27, 2020, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Uniformed members assigned to the battalion executed this event within the guidelines of COVID-19 restrictions by working in pairs, not congregating in groups larger than 10 and exercising social distancing throughout the event. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Madero)

Okinawa Vice Gov. Kiichiro Jahana visits MCAS Futenma - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. William Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corp Installations Pacific, greets Okinawa Vice Gov. Kiichiro Jahana on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, April 17, 2020. Jahana was invited to MCAS Futenma to view the site of a spill that occurred on April 10 and discuss immediate clean-up responses, prevention of future spills, and on-going efforts to safeguard the community. The visit was done in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and Japan, and highlighted the positive relationship between the Marine Corps and local communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen)