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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andres Hernandez, an infantryman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, holds a trash bag for a local preschool student during an Earth Day cleanup and tree-planting event at Nature Mirai in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2025. Marine Corps Installations Pacific coordinated a week of Earth Day events to reinforce relationships between U.S. service members and the Okinawa community, and to preserve Okinawa’s environment. The volunteers were from the Camp Hansen Single Marine Program, Hamada Preschool, and Namisato Preschool. Hernandez is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

Mangrove Tree Planting

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis/Released 250425-M-SJ635-1138.JPG

Apr 30, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andres Hernandez, an infantryman with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, holds a trash bag for a local preschool student during an Earth Day cleanup and tree-planting event at Nature Mirai in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2025. Marine Corps Installations Pacific coordinated a week of Earth Day events to reinforce relationships between U.S. service members and the Okinawa community, and to preserve Okinawa’s environment. The volunteers were from the Camp Hansen Single Marine Program, Hamada Preschool, and Namisato Preschool. Hernandez is a native of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesse Davis)

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

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1/250

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100

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