MCB Japan hosts cultural exchange program
Students from Oshima district play water games with Marines at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases... More
A student from Oshima district swims at a pool party
A student from Oshima district swims at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases Japan volunteer famili... More
A spectator takes a turn conducting the III Marine
A spectator takes a turn conducting the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band during the 61st Kesennuma City Port Festival parade at Kesennuma City, Japan, Aug. 12.
Students from Kesennuma High School on the Japanese
Students from Kesennuma High School on the Japanese island of Oshima view a display of the Asia-Pacific region in the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego command museum during their visit March 26. A handful o... More
The Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear
The Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster memorial sits on display before the start of the 5the Kesennuma City memorial ceremony March 11 in Kesennuma City. The memorial commemorates those l... More
A student from Oshima district plays water games at
A student from Oshima district plays water games at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases Japan volu... More
Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B. Giove conducts the
Chief Warrant Officer Stephen B. Giove conducts the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band during rehearsal for the 61st Kesennuma City Port Festival parade at Kesennuma City, Japan, Aug. 12. The band was invited ... More
A student from Kesennuma High School on the Japanese
A student from Kesennuma High School on the Japanese island of Oshima receives a gift during her visit March 26 aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. The purpose of the visit was to show appreciation for... More
A crowd of mourners wait for the start of the 5th Kesennuma
A crowd of mourners wait for the start of the 5th Kesennuma City memorial ceremony remembering all those that were lost in the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster March 11 in Kesennuma Cit... More
Students from Oshima district play water games with
Students from Oshima district play water games with Marines at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases... More
Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael R. Montoya leads the III
Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael R. Montoya leads the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band during the 61st Kesennuma City Port Festival parade at Kesennuma City, Japan, Aug. 12. The band performed “The Marine’s Hymn”... More
A moment of silence is observed at 2:46 p.m. Japan
A moment of silence is observed at 2:46 p.m. Japan Standard time during the 5th Kesennuma City memorial ceremony remembering those who were lost in the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ... More
Students from Oshima district play water games with
Students from Oshima district play water games with Marines at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases... More
Masaaki Ishiki holds a sign representing the III Marine
Masaaki Ishiki holds a sign representing the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band as they halt to perform for the 61st Kesennuma City Port Festival parade at Kesennuma City, Japan, Aug 12. The band performed man... More
Kesennuma city representatives and residents placed
Kesennuma city representatives and residents placed flowers on the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster memorial, and observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Japan Standard Time. Col. Rog... More
Students from Oshima district jump into the pool at
Students from Oshima district jump into the pool at a party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases Japan volunteer... More
Members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band
Members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band perform for the crowds during the 61st Kesennuma City Port Festival parade at Kesennuma City, Japan, Aug. 12. Members of the band would later end the night wit... More
Col. Roger J. McFadden bows in front of the memorial
Col. Roger J. McFadden bows in front of the memorial before placing a flower in honor of those who died and were lost during the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster March 11, in Kesennuma ... More
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Bases Camp Butler, and deputy commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, speaks to guests and participants of the Home-Stay Program at a pool party hel... More
Flowers lay on the table before being placed on the
Flowers lay on the table before being placed on the memorial by those in attendance during the 5th Kesennuma memorial ceremony March 11 in Kesennuma City, Japan. The memorial ceremony honored those who died dur... More
Hironobu Sugawara, the head of the delegation for the
Hironobu Sugawara, the head of the delegation for the Home-Stay program, speaks to guests and participants of the program at a pool party held as part of the four-day cultural exchange which took place Aug. 6-9... More
A Kesennuma City resident takes a flower to place on
A Kesennuma City resident takes a flower to place on the memorial March 11 in Kesennuma City during the 5th Kesennuma City memorial ceremony. The memorial ceremony honored those who died during the Great East J... More
Koki Onodera, a student from Oshima Elementary school,
Koki Onodera, a student from Oshima Elementary school, thanks the Marine Corps and his host family for inviting him and his friends to stay with them during a four-day cultural exchange program which took place... More