27 December 2024 MCIPAC’s Santa Claus: MCIPAC Postal distributes mail through the holidays U.S. Marines and master labor contractors with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Postal increased working hours to distribute mail to service members and civilian personnel on Camp Foster from November to December 2024...
25 December 2024 VMGR-153 Supports Toys for Tots and Completes Arctic Training U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), recently embarked on a unique deployment to Alaska, combining rigorous training operations with impactful community service...
21 December 2024 U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Spreads Christmas Joy to Local Japanese Children 17 December Naha-City, Okinawa, Japan Staff from USNHO comprised active-duty civilians and MLCs joined Capt. Kathleen Cooperman will deliver toys to the Okinawan children. Community Relations Specialist Sachiko Medoruma coordinated a toy drive benefiting local Okinawan children in the Nambu...
18 December 2024 Army and Marine Corps Team Up for Training in Okinawa The U.S. Army’s 5th Transportation Company, part of the 765th Transportation (Terminal) Battalion under the 10th Support Group, joined the Marine Corps in a combat training exercise on Dec. 12 at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan...
18 December 2024 Strengthening partnerships under the waves: URC and UUVGRU 1 practice undersea rescue fundamentals with the Peruvian Navy On the surface, Sailors assigned to the Undersea Rescue Command (URC) and Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group ONE (UUVGRU-1) received a notification of a disabled submarine (DISSUB) in need of assistance...
16 December 2024 Military Police train during Yama Sakura 87 U.S. Army military police (MP) with the 382nd Military Police Detachment and 422nd Military Police Company, both with 96th Military Police Battalion, 11th Military Police Brigade, flew halfway across the globe this December to support Yama Sakura 87, an annual trilateral training exercise involving...
14 December 2024 Marine Corps Community Service hosts Okinawa Comic Con | 2024 Over 4,000 Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) personnel, service members, and local Japanese residents participated in Comic Con Okinawa 2024 at Camp Foster from Dec. 7-8. The two-day comic convention featured voice actor panels, booths, merchandise vendors, cosplay competitions, costume workshops,...
11 December 2024 Yama Sakura 87 Showcases Partnership, Readiness at Sagami Army Depot Military leaders from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Eastern Army, U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) gathered at Sagami Army Depot to recognize the strategic importance of Yama Sakura 87...
03 December 2024 Ready to execute anytime, anywhere Shogun Shield is a recurring dynamic Agile Combat Employment exercise for the 18th Wing, with December’s iteration taking place over the course of three days...
03 December 2024 MARFORK Hosts Gifts for Hope In partnership with the Seoul Welfare Children Committee, MARFORK created the "Gifts for Hope" initiative where, for two days, U.S. Marines collect, package, and distribute donations to disadvantaged orphans in South Korea...