18 December 2018 Marines Showcase Marksmanship Skills at the 2018 Far East Marksmanship Competition on Okinawa CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- The competition allowed Marines stationed in Japan to test and enhance their shooting abilities.“The concept of every Marine a rifleman goes back to our basics,” said Sgt. Christian Lee Burdette, an ordinance maintenance chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific...
24 May 2018 In the Life of Marines: Pilot OKINAWA, Japan -- Military occupational specialties (MOS) are the foundation of the Marine Corps. Each MOS is a cog, working with and relying on each other to keep the fighting machine that is the United States Marine Corps running. Pilots are one such MOS.Marine Corps has had a need for pilots...
25 January 2019 Fuel Fires Prepare Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting for Any Situation FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines assigned to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducted live-burn training Jan. 24 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.The training allowed Marines to practice utilizing their gear and working under...
25 February 2019 U.S. Marine Applies Basic Lifesaving Skill to Help Civilian in Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan -- Sitting on Miyagi Coast in Okinawa, Japan, is a well-loved establishment called Transit Café where people gather to eat and enjoy the scenery of Okinawa. It was February 19, 2019, a normal weekday afternoon, the sun was shining, the blue ocean waves were crashing and Staff Sgt...
25 July 2019 U.S. Veterans Visit Camp Mujuk and 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Headquarters SOUTH KOREA -- U.S. Veterans visited Camp Mujuk, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division on July 23, 2019.The veterans were greeted at 1st ROK MARDIV Headquarters, where they were given a brief from the Commanding General of 1st ROK MARDIV, Maj. Gen. Tae Sung...
31 May 2019 Urban Search and Rescue Operations Training in Okinawa CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services exercised urban search and rescue interoperability training alongside Kadena Fire Department Rescue technicians and Navy Corpsman from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa for a simulated structural collapse May...
03 September 2019 Marine Corps camps and stations across Okinawa host events for Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month CAMP FOSTER, Japan -- CAMP FOSTER, Japan -- September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health Branch Community Counseling Program on Marine Corps Installation Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler will be hosting a variety of events...
03 February 2020 Marines, Sailors Endure Water Survival Advanced Training KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – “Toes on the edge!”Marines and sailors from across Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler jumped into the pool at 7:00 a.m. to begin the week-long Water Survival Advanced (WSA) course, after receiving the command from Petty Officer 2nd Class Kody Schwartz, a...
28 August 2019 Marines with Course 205-19 Endure and Complete the Grueling 3-week MAI Course CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – After three rigorous weeks of obstacle course line-drills, aquatic training, and countless hours of free sparring, six Marines earned their instructor tab signifying they are now Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors.Marines prepared to embark on the course with...
13 May 2019 U.S., Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Friendship Festival CAMP FUJI, OKINAWA, JAPAN -- Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, opened it's gates to thousands of smiling community members and U.S. residents for the annual Friendship Festival May 11.Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji annually hosts one of the largest community relations festivals...