Photos

The Camp Hansen fire station is displayed on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2024. Born and raised in Kadena, Okinawa, Japan, Arakaki 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)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Brody Robertson

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz revisited a bus stop originally painted in 2021 to revitalize its color and design Dededo, Guam, Feb. 5, 2024. MCB Camp Blaz partnered with the Dededo Mayor’s Office to touch up the bus stop across from its current home on NCTS Guam as one of its island beautification Projects. Community service and volunteer events allow service members to build and foster relationships with the community while also giving back to it. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Ryan Little)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Little

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz revisited a bus stop originally painted in 2021 to revitalize its color and design Dededo, Guam, Feb. 5, 2024. MCB Camp Blaz partnered with the Dededo Mayor’s Office to touch up the bus stop across from its current home on NCTS Guam as one of its island beautification Projects. Community service and volunteer events allow service members to build and foster relationships with the community while also giving back to it. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Ryan Little)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Little

U.S. Marines and representatives with the Former Members of Congress Congressional Study Group discuss the importance of Marines being stationed in Okinawa, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 26, 2024. The FMC Congressional Study Group and Sasakawa Peace Foundation hold an annual tour to learn more about the force capabilities of Marines stationed in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham)

Photo by Cpl. Vincent Pham

Patrick Szigeti, the Installations Deputy of Family Services, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, is awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 7, 2024. Szigeti was recognized as the MCIPAC-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Civilian of the Year for 2023 for his exemplary performance and dedication, reflecting credit upon himself and upholding the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval service. Szigeti is a native of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan A. Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, extinguish a fire during a live fire training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Feb. 4, 2024. This training is organized quarterly for Marine firefighters to respond to real life firefighting scenarios. MWSS-172 was accompanied by Crash Fire Rescue Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Support Squadron and bulk fuel specialists. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng

U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, tend to a simulated victim during a Base Recovery After Attack and Airfield Damage Repair training exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Feb. 4, 2024. This training event simulated how the joint-force would operate in the event of a foreign attack on U.S. military-owned airfields in Okinawa. MWSS-172 employed the use of explosive ordnance disposal, engineer, maintenance, and communication teams within their squadron for damage assessment and recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng)

Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Fred Ingo, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-7 Government and External Affairs, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, G-7 staff, and municipality representatives from Kanagawa Prefecture pose for a group photo after a discussion about the III Marine Expeditionary Force and its role in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 1, 2024. The visit emphasized the base's role in international cooperation, regional security, and the significance of the U.S.-Japan alliance in preserving peace in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan A. Beauchamp)

Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Arnold, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Divison, sights into a spotting scope during a new equipment training range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 11, 2024. During the NET range, Marines increased their proficiency and familiarization with the MK-22 Advanced Sniper Rifle, which was implemented into the Marine Corps in 2023. Arnold is a native of Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Arnold, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Divison, sights into a spotting scope during a new equipment training range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 11, 2024. During the NET range, Marines increased their proficiency and familiarization with the MK-22 Advanced Sniper Rifle, which was implemented into the Marine Corps in 2023. Arnold is a native of Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Arnold, a reconnaissance Marine with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Divison, sights into a spotting scope during a new equipment training range on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 11, 2024. During the NET range, Marines increased their proficiency and familiarization with the MK-22 Advanced Sniper Rifle, which was implemented into the Marine Corps in 2023. Arnold is a native of Iowa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild)

Photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild

U.S. Navy Lt. Anthony Johnson, a native of Alabama with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, gives remarks 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

U.S. Navy Lt. Anthony Johnson, a native of Alabama with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, gives remarks 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

$U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ericka ValenciaReyes, a postal clerk with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, reviews the mail in the boxes at the Camp Foster Post Office, on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 10, 2024. At 9-years-old, ValenciaReyes left her hometown in N.C. for Mexico with her mother after her parents’ divorce. She decided to move back to the states and join the Marine Corps when she turned 18. Despite fracturing her pelvic bone in boot camp, she persevered and went on to graduate from Papa Company in Feb. 2021. She moved to Okinawa in July, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Martha Linares)$