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Archive: January, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp) - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Benjamin Crayton, a motor vehicle operator with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, observes the motor pool during an inspection of a Humvee on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2022. Crayton was born in Monrovia, Liberia during the First Liberian Civil War, and immigrated to Europe as a refugee. When he was 17 years old he moved to the U.S. and in 2021 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Faces of MCIPAC: Battles from the Past Creating a Brighter Future

Lying in bed was a boy. This boy fell asleep to a thudding in a rhythmic pattern and a noise that rattled his bed, the whup-whup-whup sound of helicopters and gunfire that split the night's silence with pops and flashes. This boy fell asleep to the sound of his country's civil war. This boy, Benjamin, would go to sleep, often fearful, and wonder if the militia would come into his house and kill him and his family. He usually never knew if that night was going to be his last.

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Masami Goya, a fire captain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services (MCIPAC F&ES), conducts sprinting drills in Tsuha, Nakagusuku-village, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Goya has been a firefighter for MCIPAC F&ES since 1990, is an avid marathon, triathlon, and Ironman competitor and has been performing Shishimai, a Japanese traditional lion dance, for 41 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild) - Masami Goya, a fire captain with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services (MCIPAC F&ES), conducts sprinting drills in Tsuha, Nakagusuku-village, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022. Goya has been a firefighter for MCIPAC F&ES since 1990, is an avid marathon, triathlon, and Ironman competitor and has been performing Shishimai, a Japanese traditional lion dance, for 41 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Masami Goya - Tradition, dedication and training

During the relentless downpour of a typhoon, a man steadily pumps the wheels of his bicycle through the unwelcoming weather conditions. When he arrives at the Camp McTureous fire station, his place of work, his team is stunned. The man gives them a gleaming smile and chuckles as he dismounts his bicycle. For Masami Goya, it was just another ordinary 13-mile commute to work.

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U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Marc Chaplin, a base range noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, combat glides while conducting a series of drills in preparation for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition Far East on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. During the competition, Marines practiced marksmanship on multiple courses of fire while conducting advanced pistol and rifle movement drills to accumulate scored points as a team and as individuals. The Marines with a score in the top 10 percentile will receive a medal and advance to other competitions. The competition is held annually to improve Marines’ marksmanship fundamentals, combat readiness, and proficiency with both rifle and pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp) - U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Marc Chaplin, a base range noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, combat glides while conducting a series of drills in preparation for the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition Far East on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. During the competition, Marines practiced marksmanship on multiple courses of fire while conducting advanced pistol and rifle movement drills to accumulate scored points as a team and as individuals. The Marines with a score in the top 10 percentile will receive a medal and advance to other competitions. The competition is held annually to improve Marines’ marksmanship fundamentals, combat readiness, and proficiency with both rifle and pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Why I Compete: Marine Corps Master Sgt. Marc Chaplin

As his heart beats at a slow and controlled tempo, warm blood rushes from his chest to his fingertips on a cold afternoon. While in the prone, he peers through the scope with his rifle in hand. He keeps his eye steady on the target as he looks past the blades of grass swaying and the trees rustling in the wind. He thinks back to the fundamentals of marksmanship and takes a controlled breath; he pulls the trigger steadily and smoothly at the release.

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