17 January 2025 BH 25-1: Kadena’s fighter presence remains unwavering U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors and F-15C Eagle fly training missions during a routine readiness exercise, Jan. 15, 2025...
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...
24 December 2024 U.S. Marines Distribute Toys to Children | Merry Marine Toy Drive 2024 Key leaders and staff from Marine Corps Installations Pacific and cadets from the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Kubasaki High School, donated toys to local families in need across Okinawa, Japan, from Dec. 12 to16...
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...
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,...
19 June 2015 Ambassador Kennedy's Meeting with Okinawa Governor Onaga Ambassador Caroline Kennedy welcomed Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga to the U.S. Embassy on June 19. In their meeting, she expressed sincere appreciation to Okinawa for its vital contributions to the U.S.-Japan Alliance, which is the cornerstone of peace and stability in East Asia.During the meeting,...
05 January 2015 Recon Marines Prepare for Parachute Mission in Pacific “Five minutes!” yelled the jumpmaster as he signaled the Marines to get out of their seats. They stood up and made their way to the rear of the aircraft. They are almost at the drop zone – it’s go time.This scene played out several times as Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion conducted...
22 December 2014 Soldiers Escort Santa to Special Needs School Santa made a special appearance at Tsukushi-En, a localspecial needs school, Dec. 17 to spread holiday cheer to dozens of children,but instead of his usual entourage of elves and reindeer, St. Nick was flankedby U.S. Soldiers for this special mission. The U.S. Army Garrison -- Okinawa Better...
17 December 2014 Marines, JGSDF rapidly respond to simulated contaminations (Dec. 2, 2014) A field and an abandoned structure sustain an unknown, potentially dangerous, contamination leak. U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members hastily suit up in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear in preparation for their mission. They rushed off to the...