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U.S. Marines and base residents with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma watch a video during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 17, 2023. During the celebration, Marines learned about Dr. King and the political movements of his time through videos and songs addressing racial injustice and the hope for a better future. After taking a pledge to promote equal opportunity, the Marines linked arms and sang together, showing their unity and commitment to equality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

U.S. Marines and base residents with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma watch a video during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 17, 2023. During the celebration, Marines learned about Dr. King and the political movements of his time through videos and songs addressing racial injustice and the hope for a better future. After taking a pledge to promote equal opportunity, the Marines linked arms and sang together, showing their unity and commitment to equality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Carolina Betancourt, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Betancourt, right, the motor transport operations chief with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, pose for a portrait during a retirement ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2024. The ceremony was held to formally retire Betancourt and to recognize both he and his family’s dedication over his 28 years of service in the Marine Corps. The Betancourts are natives of Colombia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Carolina Betancourt, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Betancourt, right, the motor transport operations chief with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, pose for a portrait during a retirement ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 7, 2024. The ceremony was held to formally retire Betancourt and to recognize both he and his family’s dedication over his 28 years of service in the Marine Corps. The Betancourts are natives of Colombia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines with Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIPAC, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 3, 2024. Two Marines were recognized for placing in the Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence Awards competition. Lisewski visited MCIPAC Marines to present awards and challenge coins in recognition of their work. Liszewski is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks to Marines with Communication Strategy and Operations, Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIPAC, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, June 3, 2024. Two Marines were recognized for placing in the Marine Corps Visual Information and Excellence Awards competition. Lisewski visited MCIPAC Marines to present awards and challenge coins in recognition of their work. Liszewski is a native of Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, fires an M18 service pistol during a pistol marksmanship competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 23, 2024. Marines stationed across Okinawa gathered to test their skills against each other and determine the best marksman among them. The OIMC is a quarterly event that allows Marines to maintain their weapon efficiency and enhance their lethality by engaging targets with a secondary weapon system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, fires an M18 service pistol during a pistol marksmanship competition on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 23, 2024. Marines stationed across Okinawa gathered to test their skills against each other and determine the best marksman among them. The OIMC is a quarterly event that allows Marines to maintain their weapon efficiency and enhance their lethality by engaging targets with a secondary weapon system. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Micah Byrd, center, a recreation aid with 18th Force Support Squadron, helps Status of Forces Agreement members board a kayak during the Ocean Exposition on Kadena Marina, Okinawa, Japan, May 17, 2024. The Ocean Expo hosted various informational booths, entertainment, water activities, free food, and rescue demonstrations, showcasing technology and techniques to help improve ocean safety skills for all SOFA members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

Micah Byrd, center, a recreation aid with 18th Force Support Squadron, helps Status of Forces Agreement members board a kayak during the Ocean Exposition on Kadena Marina, Okinawa, Japan, May 17, 2024. The Ocean Expo hosted various informational booths, entertainment, water activities, free food, and rescue demonstrations, showcasing technology and techniques to help improve ocean safety skills for all SOFA members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

Photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis

Official U.S. Marine Corps Portrait: Bock, Paul

Official U.S. Marine Corps Portrait: Bock, Paul

Photo by Casey Price

Official photo of Major General Brian N. Wolford

Official photo of Major General Brian N. Wolford

Photo by Courtesy Asset

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker, left, incoming commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, takes the battalion guidon from Col. David Banning, outgoing commanding officer of H&S Battalion, MCIPAC, during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon and Walker is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker, left, incoming commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, takes the battalion guidon from Col. David Banning, outgoing commanding officer of H&S Battalion, MCIPAC, during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon and Walker is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker and Col. David Banning, the incoming and outgoing commanding officers of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, shake hands during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon and Walker is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano)

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker and Col. David Banning, the incoming and outgoing commanding officers of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, shake hands during a change of command ceremony on Plaza Housing, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 2024. Banning served for two years as the commanding officer and was relieved by Walker, who previously served as the commanding officer of 3rd Network Battalion, MCIPAC, and most recently as the Assistant Chief of Staff G6. Banning is a native of Oregon and Walker is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

Children with Zukeran Elementary School play taiko drums during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Children with Zukeran Elementary School play taiko drums during the 2024 Ages and Stages community event outside the Camp Foster Community Center on Okinawa, Japan, May 18, 2024. The Marine Corps Community Services New Parent Support branch hosted the event to showcase available parental resources, including parenting classes, briefings, and home visitations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Staff noncommissioned officers attending the Advanced Course at the Camp Hansen Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) receive a brief before engaging in a littoral war game on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 29, 2021. Using predictive analytical tools, critical decision making, and feasibility of support, students attending the Advanced School at the SNCOA used a littoral war game to combine their diverse backgrounds and simulate various sea-based operations and strategies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alex Fairchild

Fire inspectors with the fire prevention branch, Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, introduce themselves during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Fire inspectors with the fire prevention branch, Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, introduce themselves during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bawi Mang, an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, practices firefighting techniques using an electronic fire extinguisher during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. Mang is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bawi Mang, an automotive maintenance technician with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, practices firefighting techniques using an electronic fire extinguisher during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. Mang is a native of Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild

Leon Hughes, an assistant fire chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, instructs during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Leon Hughes, an assistant fire chief with Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, instructs during fire warden training on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Hosted regularly by MCIPAC F&ES, the fire warden program is designed to provide commands with in-house representatives capable of identifying safety deficiencies on a daily basis. Through their innovation and excellence in fire prevention inspections, community outreach, public education programs and more, MCIPAC F&ES was nominated and selected as the 2023 Department of Defense Fire Prevention Program of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Sgt. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anton Arifaj, Career School master faculty advisor, at the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks on the rewarding values of being a faculty advisor for the SNCOA on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 6, 2024. Arifaj, has always had an affinity for teaching and encourages staff non-commissioned officers who want to play a direct role in developing the future leaders of the Marine Corps to become faculty advisors. Fischer is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Anton Arifaj, Career School master faculty advisor, at the Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks on the rewarding values of being a faculty advisor for the SNCOA on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, May 6, 2024. Arifaj, has always had an affinity for teaching and encourages staff non-commissioned officers who want to play a direct role in developing the future leaders of the Marine Corps to become faculty advisors. Fischer is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

Japanese coast guardsmen decorate the Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Monument for Martyrs in preparation for the annual Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Service on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2024. The memorial service was held to commemorate the casualties of World War II, the Ie Shima lighthouse keeper, and his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Japanese coast guardsmen decorate the Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Monument for Martyrs in preparation for the annual Ie Shima Lighthouse Memorial Service on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2024. The memorial service was held to commemorate the casualties of World War II, the Ie Shima lighthouse keeper, and his family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

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)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Pruett, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gives a local preschool student a fist-bump during a park clean up 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. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. Pruett is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Pruett, a mortarman with 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gives a local preschool student a fist-bump during a park clean up 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. The participants planted a total of 32 mangrove trees. Pruett is a native of Indiana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Martin, commanding officer of Camp Hansen, and a local preschooler plant a Mangrove tree during a park 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. Martin is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Martin, commanding officer of Camp Hansen, and a local preschooler plant a Mangrove tree during a park 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. Martin is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

U.S. service members, local preschoolers, and Okinawa residents learn how to plant a mangrove tree during 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, local preschoolers, and Okinawa residents learn how to plant a mangrove tree during 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)

Photo by Sgt. Maximiliano Rosas

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