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U.S. service members and local preschool students and staff members pose for a group photo after an Earth Day cleanup and tree-planting event at Nature Mirai Kan in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2024. Marine Corps Installations Pacific coordinated a week of Earth Day events to reinforce relationships between U.S. service members and the Okinawa community. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas) - U.S. service members and local preschool students and staff members pose for a group photo after an Earth Day cleanup and tree-planting event at Nature Mirai Kan in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2024. Marine Corps Installations Pacific coordinated a week of Earth Day events to reinforce relationships between U.S. service members and the Okinawa community. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps military police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, detain a trespasser during a flight line breach training as part of exercise Resolute Response on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2024. The exercise is a two-week training event to test base defenses through the enhanced response of the MCAS Futenma Emergency Operations Center. An EOC provides a commanding officer with single point command and control of installation facilities, resources, and support functions during an emergency in order to maintain situational awareness and support timely decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson) - U.S. Marine Corps military police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, detain a trespasser during a flight line breach training as part of exercise Resolute Response on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2024. The exercise is a two-week training event to test base defenses through the enhanced response of the MCAS Futenma Emergency Operations Center. An EOC provides a commanding officer with single point command and control of installation facilities, resources, and support functions during an emergency in order to maintain situational awareness and support timely decision-making. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo of Okinawan civilians evacuating. - Local Okinawa residents from Ginowan City cross the National Route 58 highway toward Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a tsunami evacuation in Okinawa, Japan, April 3, 2024. Through Local Implementation Agreements, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and local Okinawa municipalities allow Okinawa residents to gain on-base access to evacuate from lower elevations during a tsunami emergency event. By utilizing the routes through the base, residents can reach their destinations faster. (Courtesy photo by Marine Corps Air Station Futenma)

A graphic created for Hemlock, the newest four-legged member at Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler. - A graphic created for Hemlock, the newest four-legged member at Provost Marshal's Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler.

Firefighters with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services pose for a group photo on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2024. Born and raised in Kadena, Okinawa, Japan, Yoshikazu Arakaki, a fire captain with MCIPAC F&ES, has been a firefighter for 30 years. Arakaki’s duties as a fire captain include ensuring the personal safety of his team, spearheading daily training, inspections, emergency preparation, supply management, and coordinating his team’s schedules. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson) - Firefighters with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services pose for a group photo on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2024. Born and raised in Kadena, Okinawa, Japan, Yoshikazu Arakaki, a fire captain with MCIPAC F&ES, has been a firefighter for 30 years. Arakaki’s duties as a fire captain include ensuring the personal safety of his team, spearheading daily training, inspections, emergency preparation, supply management, and coordinating his team’s schedules. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green speaks to Marines March 26 during a visit to Okinawa. The commandant, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, and the sergeant major traveled to the Marine bases on Okinawa from March 24-26 to talk with Marines about their expectations for the Marines and the Corps. “My priorities are to make sure we have the warfighting capabilities we need, to address the maturity of our leaders and to make sure they have the training, education and the experience that they need to be successful on the battlefield,” said Dunford. - Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green speaks to Marines March 26 during a visit to Okinawa. The commandant, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, and the sergeant major traveled to the Marine bases on Okinawa from March 24-26 to talk with Marines about their expectations for the Marines and the Corps. “My priorities are to make sure we have the warfighting capabilities we need, to address the maturity of our leaders and to make sure they have the training, education and the experience that they need to be successful on the battlefield,” said Dunford.

Col. Thomas A. Pecina, left, and Michelle McBride, right, pose for a photo as they cut a cake March 16 at the Camp Foster Community Center during an event commemorating the start of the Okinawa 2015 Active Duty Fund Drive for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. The NMCRS provides financial relief to active duty and retired Marines and sailors as well as their eligible surviving family members through interest-free loans and grants. A large portion of those loans and grants are raised through the ADFD, which gives active duty military a chance to donate and help their fellow service members in need. Pecina is the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, and McBride is the director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Okinawa office. - Col. Thomas A. Pecina, left, and Michelle McBride, right, pose for a photo as they cut a cake March 16 at the Camp Foster Community Center during an event commemorating the start of the Okinawa 2015 Active Duty Fund Drive for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. The NMCRS provides financial relief to active duty and retired Marines and sailors as well as their eligible surviving family members through interest-free loans and grants. A large portion of those loans and grants are raised through the ADFD, which gives active duty military a chance to donate and help their fellow service members in need. Pecina is the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, and McBride is the director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Okinawa office.

Hailey J. Day, right, Kaori Miyanishi, center, and Allen Balabis, practice wrapping a simulated wound during a class sponsored by the American Red Cross in the education center April 22 on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The class certified Marines and Master Labor Contractors in adult, child and infant CPR, use of an automated external defibrillator and basic first aid. Day is a financial official with G-6 communications, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. Miyanishi is the community relations specialist with the Okinawa field office, U.S. Forces Japan, Balabis is the regional director of emergency management for MCIPAC. - Hailey J. Day, right, Kaori Miyanishi, center, and Allen Balabis, practice wrapping a simulated wound during a class sponsored by the American Red Cross in the education center April 22 on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The class certified Marines and Master Labor Contractors in adult, child and infant CPR, use of an automated external defibrillator and basic first aid. Day is a financial official with G-6 communications, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. Miyanishi is the community relations specialist with the Okinawa field office, U.S. Forces Japan, Balabis is the regional director of emergency management for MCIPAC.