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CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each other wrap different gift items during a Furoshiki gift wrapping class Nov. 21 at the Family Readiness Center aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Furoshiki, t... More

Columbus Wilson, a referee for Okinawa Athletic Officials

Columbus Wilson, a referee for Okinawa Athletic Officials

Columbus Wilson, a referee for Okinawa Athletic Officials Association, watches two wrestlers closely to accurately score the match at the King of the Mat wrestling tournament Jan. 7 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.

David Campbell lunges to return a tennis ball during

David Campbell lunges to return a tennis ball during

David Campbell lunges to return a tennis ball during an island-wide tournament on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Feb. 25. The tournament showcased intermediate and advanced matches, which followed the rules a... More

Convention brings heroes, villains together

Convention brings heroes, villains together

The Norris family shows off their prize-winning group costume depicting characters from the movie “The Last Airbender” during the second annual Comic Convention at the Camp Foster Library Feb. 25. The event bro... More

Sky Blue inspires athletes on island

Sky Blue inspires athletes on island

Brittany C. Bock, a member of the Sky Blue Football Club, a U.S. women’s professional soccer team, visited students at Lester Middle School March 23 to speak to them about soccer and succeeding in life. The tea... More

A player with Super Swag United prepares to kick the

A player with Super Swag United prepares to kick the

A player with Super Swag United prepares to kick the ball during a soccer tournament here April 1. Super Swag United won first place and Chivas M.C. took second, both received trophies and shirts. The double el... More

Participants of the 2012 Camp Courtney Open-Water Triathlon

Participants of the 2012 Camp Courtney Open-Water Triathlon

Participants of the 2012 Camp Courtney Open-Water Triathlon sprint into the sea to begin the 300-meter swim portion of the race April 29.

HQMC offers aquatic fitness training

HQMC offers aquatic fitness training

Gunnery Sgt. Wesley C. Carter instructs fellow students during aquatics training at Camp Foster Sept. 14. The students are learning about a new aquatic program sponsored by Headquarters Marine Corps to lessen i... More

Yoshihito Sakurada smiles while playing a basketball

Yoshihito Sakurada smiles while playing a basketball

Yoshihito Sakurada smiles while playing a basketball game with Columbus Wilson III Jan. 11 at the Camp Foster youth center. Sakurada, along with 23 other students from Oshima Island elementary and middle school... More

Dr. Robert Eldridge addresses the children before they

Dr. Robert Eldridge addresses the children before they

Dr. Robert Eldridge addresses the children before they return to Oshima Island after the four day youth cultural exchange program. The youth cultural exchange program was created following the Great East Japan ... More

Living by core values; Marines volunteer, give back to community

Living by core values; Marines volunteer, give back to community

III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marines and sailors volunteer on base and in the local community as a way to give back and make friends. The volunteer opportunities range f... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel C. Sanchez, left,

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel C. Sanchez, left,

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel C. Sanchez, left, and Sgt. Jason L. Powe search through boxes of comic books during the third annual Comic Con Okinawa, hosted by Marine Corps Community Services May 4 at the Ca... More

Marines, civilians enhance efficiency with Lean Six Sigma

Marines, civilians enhance efficiency with Lean Six Sigma

Marines and civilians work to assemble “widgets” during a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course Aug. 22 at Camp Foster. The “widgets” represented building a product from start to finish as part of a learning exerci... More

Coaches supervise their bulls Oct. 20 during a bullfighting

Coaches supervise their bulls Oct. 20 during a bullfighting

Coaches supervise their bulls Oct. 20 during a bullfighting exhibition at the Uruma Bullfighting Festival at the Ishikawa Multipurpose Dome in Uruma City, Okinawa. “This is my first time in Japan,” said Gunnery... More

A bouquet of flowers lies on a wall honoring those

A bouquet of flowers lies on a wall honoring those

A bouquet of flowers lies on a wall honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Battle of Okinawa at the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Park during a battle site tour Oct. 20. Service members ... More

Lt. Gen John E. Wissler, center, and Brig. Gen. Niel

Lt. Gen John E. Wissler, center, and Brig. Gen. Niel

Lt. Gen John E. Wissler, center, and Brig. Gen. Niel E. Nelson share words of encouragement with members of Team Urasoe and the Ryukyu Ruckus Oct. 26 following a softball game at Camp Kinser. “It’s a good thing... More

Ray Welch cuts a ribbon held by Bert Griffith signifying

Ray Welch cuts a ribbon held by Bert Griffith signifying

Ray Welch cuts a ribbon held by Bert Griffith signifying the opening of a new fitness center at Camp McTureous recently for Marines and their families. The facility, operated by Semper Fit with Marine Corps Com... More

Steve C. Schrock, standing second from left, briefs

Steve C. Schrock, standing second from left, briefs

Steve C. Schrock, standing second from left, briefs wrestling participants on safety guidelines developed by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles Jan. 4 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenm... More

Col. Edmund J. Bowen, right, presents Marine Corps

Col. Edmund J. Bowen, right, presents Marine Corps

Col. Edmund J. Bowen, right, presents Marine Corps Community Service Individual Augmentee Welcome Home packages to Marines May 13 at Camp Kinser. The Marines received the packages following their seven-month lo... More

Akira Mezashi grabs a drink between events May 18 near

Akira Mezashi grabs a drink between events May 18 near

Akira Mezashi grabs a drink between events May 18 near the Camp Kinser Fitness Center during a reverse triathlon on Camp Kinser. After completing the run, racers returned to the fitness center to grab their bik... More

Librarians and library administrators with Urasoe City

Librarians and library administrators with Urasoe City

Librarians and library administrators with Urasoe City Library, Nago City Central Library and Miyakojima City Hirara Library tour the Camp Foster Library May 20 as part of a two-day “American Corners Workshop,”... More

Marines decorate themselves with colored powder before

Marines decorate themselves with colored powder before

Marines decorate themselves with colored powder before the Autism Awareness Color Run May 31 near the Foster Fieldhouse on Camp Foster. The Exceptional Family Member Program hosted a 5-kilometer color run to ra... More

Maj. Allen Agra, right, listens attentively to instructors

Maj. Allen Agra, right, listens attentively to instructors

Maj. Allen Agra, right, listens attentively to instructors with the transition assistance management program June 11 at Camp Foster during a pre-retirement information seminar. Instructors discussed multiple be... More

Ariana Current, right, battles her sister, Naia, July

Ariana Current, right, battles her sister, Naia, July

Ariana Current, right, battles her sister, Naia, July 2 at Camp Foster’s commissary during the Healthy Lifestyle Festival. The event featured free food, music, prizes and fun events for children. The Camp Foste... More

Students practice a warrior pose in a mixed-level yoga

Students practice a warrior pose in a mixed-level yoga

Students practice a warrior pose in a mixed-level yoga class August 2 at Gunners Fitness Center on Camp Foster. The class is one of many programs organized by Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa’s Semper Fi... More

Cpl. Justin A. Green, from Tallahassee, Florida, carries

Cpl. Justin A. Green, from Tallahassee, Florida, carries

Cpl. Justin A. Green, from Tallahassee, Florida, carries a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag during the POW/MIA 5k Remembrance Run Sept. 19 at the House of Pain fitness center on Camp Hansen. “I thought to... More

Maj. Gen. Charles L. signs the Domestic Violence Awareness

Maj. Gen. Charles L. signs the Domestic Violence Awareness

Maj. Gen. Charles L. signs the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation Oct. 1 here. The proclamation declares the month of October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To highlight this, Marine Corps Commu... More

Sgt. Ty Duplessis, from Gonzales, Louisiana, bench

Sgt. Ty Duplessis, from Gonzales, Louisiana, bench

Sgt. Ty Duplessis, from Gonzales, Louisiana, bench presses 295 pounds during the Flex Your Pecks for Breast Cancer Awareness event Oct. 5 at the House of Pain Fitness Center South on Camp Hansen. The event was ... More

Chris Daughtry sings one of his hit songs “No Surprise”

Chris Daughtry sings one of his hit songs “No Surprise”

Chris Daughtry sings one of his hit songs “No Surprise” during a free concert Oct. 25 at the Camp Foster festival grounds. Hosting the concert, Marine Corps Community Services extended the invitation to attend ... More

It’s all about you: service members and families learn essential stress-handling techniques

It’s all about you: service members and families learn essential stres...

Participants construct a chart depicting life priorities and means of supporting the people in their lives during the Marine Corps Family Team Building “It’s All About You” workshop Dec. 11 at Camp Foster. The ... More

Disc jockey Sean E. Kelly performs live at a concert

Disc jockey Sean E. Kelly performs live at a concert

Disc jockey Sean E. Kelly performs live at a concert featuring Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr. at Camp Kinser Jan. 21. The event was organized by the Armed Forces Entertainment Group and hosted by Marine Corps Commu... More

Gunnery Sgt. Patrick S. Noel feeds an elephant during

Gunnery Sgt. Patrick S. Noel feeds an elephant during

Gunnery Sgt. Patrick S. Noel feeds an elephant during a tour here Feb. 15. Noel and Marines attached to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of Exercise... More

A guitar player for recording artist Chris Young performs

A guitar player for recording artist Chris Young performs

A guitar player for recording artist Chris Young performs live during a free concert for military service members at Camp Mujuk Semper Fit Athletic Facility in the Republic of Korea, March 17. Marine Corps Comm... More

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Andrew Bailey,

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Andrew Bailey,

From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Andrew Bailey, bulk fuel specialist; Cpl. Beau Boyden, military policeman; and Sgt. Matthew Bernard, food service specialist with Headquarters Battalion, Camp Mujuk, c... More

Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson signs a proclamation stating

Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson signs a proclamation stating

Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson signs a proclamation stating that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month April 2 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The proclamation calls “upon all community members, advocacy and treat... More

Fans scream and swoon while listening to the headlining

Fans scream and swoon while listening to the headlining

Fans scream and swoon while listening to the headlining band of Foster Fest 2015 April 11 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Rock band A Day to Remember performed through heavy rain for a rowdy audience during the... More

Master Sgt. Jason A. Annis, data chief with Headquarters

Master Sgt. Jason A. Annis, data chief with Headquarters

Master Sgt. Jason A. Annis, data chief with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma assists an Okinawa resident up a ladder May 5 during the 41st annual Naha City Dragon Boat Race... More

Marvin Villaflores, an Anchorage, Alaska, native, climbs

Marvin Villaflores, an Anchorage, Alaska, native, climbs

Marvin Villaflores, an Anchorage, Alaska, native, climbs out a small opening in a cave July 19, near Itoman City, Okinawa, Japan. Villaflores is a corrosion program contractor for III Marine Expeditionary Forc... More

A Mazda Miata MX-5 is displayed during the Hard Park

A Mazda Miata MX-5 is displayed during the Hard Park

A Mazda Miata MX-5 is displayed during the Hard Park Palmsapalooza car show Aug. 8 aboard Camp Hansen as part of the Camp Hansen Friendship Day. Hard Park Palmsapalooza is a Marine Corps Community Services even... More

Place settings rest on a table during a green tea seminar

Place settings rest on a table during a green tea seminar

Place settings rest on a table during a green tea seminar Nov. 22 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The tea seminar was hosted by Marine Corps Community Services to educate attendees on the proper preparation, he... More

Takaatsu Sueyoshi demonstrates Japanese writing styles,

Takaatsu Sueyoshi demonstrates Japanese writing styles,

Takaatsu Sueyoshi demonstrates Japanese writing styles, which are referred to as kana, during a Survival Japanese Language class Nov. 29, 2016 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The monthly cl... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Maj. Gen. Joaquin F.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Maj. Gen. Joaquin F.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Maj. Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet signs the Military Saves Proclamation Jan. 24 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Although traditionally a week-long event, Marine Corps Community Serv... More

Yomitan Elementary School’s soccer team and Marine

Yomitan Elementary School’s soccer team and Marine

Yomitan Elementary School’s soccer team and Marine Corps Community Services’ soccer team, The Bandits, huddle on a soccer field with their coaches before the MCCS’ Friendship Soccer Game March 11 aboard Camp Fo... More

Fifth Harmony member, Lauren Jauregui, hugs a young

Fifth Harmony member, Lauren Jauregui, hugs a young

Fifth Harmony member, Lauren Jauregui, hugs a young fan during a meet and greet before their concert March 23 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Approximately 9,500 people attended this concert, including serv... More

Jamaican jerk chicken cooks on the grill at the 2 Jerks

Jamaican jerk chicken cooks on the grill at the 2 Jerks

Jamaican jerk chicken cooks on the grill at the 2 Jerks stand during the Camp Foster Festival in Okinawa, Japan. The chicken is part of the menu for 2 Jerks which is run by retired Staff Sgt. Fredrick I. Simpso... More

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – Fireworks burst in

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – Fireworks burst in

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – Fireworks burst in the air at the first 4th of July Celebration at aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. More than 3,000 members of the military community came out to the celebra... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan –Sgt. Mauricio Chavez reads

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan –Sgt. Mauricio Chavez reads

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan –Sgt. Mauricio Chavez reads the handouts given during an Ace the Interview Workshop July 11 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The Ace the Interview Workshop is designed to help stu... More

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan – Judge Roosevelt Moody

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan – Judge Roosevelt Moody

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan – Judge Roosevelt Moody stands alongside other judges for the singing of Kimigayo and the American national anthem Aug. 6 at the 2017 Far East Bodybuilding Competition aboard Camp Fo... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Anthony Green instructs

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Anthony Green instructs

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Anthony Green instructs students during a Personal Financial Management class Aug. 16 at Marine Corps Community Services aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Green wrote an example ... More

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan - 1st Sgt. William Radebaugh,

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan - 1st Sgt. William Radebaugh,

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan - 1st Sgt. William Radebaugh, left, and 1st Lt. Christian Lara take a break during the clinic held by mixed martial arts Cage Crusaders at the House of Pain Sept. 6 aboard Camp Hanse... More

TA: Helping Marines get Degrees

TA: Helping Marines get Degrees

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – The Marine Corps Tuition Assistance offers financial assistance to Marines who desire to further their education. Active duty Marines qualify after 24 months of service. The Higher... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. speaks to prevention specialists Oct. 6 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Members of Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health spoke with Rock re... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— Marines jump for a ball

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— Marines jump for a ball

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— Marines jump for a ball during the Camp Commander’s Cup Basketball Tournament Dec. 2 in the Foster Fieldhouse aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The tournament was hosted by Marine... More

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan- A child watches a soccer

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan- A child watches a soccer

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan- A child watches a soccer game at a six-on-six soccer tournament Jan. 6 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marine Corps Community Services invited members of the local community to ... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. signs the Military Saves Proclamation Jan. 31 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Military Saves is traditionally a week-long event but Marine Corps Commun... More

U.S. Marines and Sailors from various units across

U.S. Marines and Sailors from various units across

U.S. Marines and Sailors from various units across the Pacific visit a bunker during a professional military education class on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 15, 2018. The class served as an opportunity f... More

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan- A racer coasts down a

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan- A racer coasts down a

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan- A racer coasts down a hill during a bike race Feb. 18 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The several loop course allowed racers to push themselves uphill and catch their breath on ... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Saundra Ladd dances Feb.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Saundra Ladd dances Feb.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Saundra Ladd dances Feb. 25 at the Food Truck Fair aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The fair had six local bands that played live music for the local and U.S. communities to enj... More

Basic Nutrition at a glance

Basic Nutrition at a glance

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Basic nutrition is made up of the five food groups in a plate template that Marines can follow to maintain a healthy diet. Nutrition is providing the body with food for proper heal... More

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants quickly

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants quickly

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants quickly transition from the swim to bike portion of the 7th Annual TriKids and Women’s Only Triathlon March 17 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The triathlon tes... More

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan— Members of the local community

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan— Members of the local community

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan— Members of the local community take selfies on an assault amphibious vehicle in a static display March 24 during the Schwab Fest aboard Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. The gates were o... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. reads the Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation March 27 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. April has been Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United ... More

Child Abuse Prevention Month: Do your part to stop the cycle

Child Abuse Prevention Month: Do your part to stop the cycle

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – April is national Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Department of Defense defines child abuse as any type of physical, emotional and sexual, or neglectful actions or omissions on t... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Annie Scott, left, Judy

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Annie Scott, left, Judy

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Annie Scott, left, Judy Nicholson, center, and Meghann Baker pose for a photo April 5 at the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response information table aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, J... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Volunteers fling chalk

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Volunteers fling chalk

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Volunteers fling chalk during the 2018 Marine Corps Community Services Color Me Fun Run April 7 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The goal of the color run is promote a healthy l... More

Mental Health: The battle between health and stressors

Mental Health: The battle between health and stressors

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – May is mental health awareness month. Mental health is the emotional, psychological and the social well-being of a person. It can affect a person as well as the people around them.... More

10 Key Steps for Sponsorship Success

10 Key Steps for Sponsorship Success

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – The sponsorship program is used to help Marines and their families, navigate and settle in to the new environment. There are 10 key steps for sponsors to follow to help the process... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- The infield of team Gajin

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- The infield of team Gajin

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- The infield of team Gajin Yellow gathers for a pregame talk June 30 during the round-robin portion of the 2018 Pacific-Wide Firecracker Softball Tournament aboard Camp Foster, Okina... More

MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Brian Craddock performs

MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Brian Craddock performs

MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Brian Craddock performs during the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Flight Line Fair July 7 on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The festival brought about 30 thousand members of the l... More

Cosplayers pose for a photo during the Okinawa Comic

Cosplayers pose for a photo during the Okinawa Comic

Cosplayers pose for a photo during the Okinawa Comic Con on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 14, 2018. Comic Con Okinawa, a multigenre entertainment comic book convention, was started in 2011. Attendees from a... More

Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawa residents

Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawa residents

Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawa residents begin a 5-kilometer run during the Futenma Triathlon on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 21, 2018. A total of 72 participants com... More

Photos courtesy of Camp Foster EOD.

Photos courtesy of Camp Foster EOD.

Photos courtesy of Camp Foster EOD.

Matthew Bjugstad, a competitor in the Okinawa’s Strongest

Matthew Bjugstad, a competitor in the Okinawa’s Strongest

Matthew Bjugstad, a competitor in the Okinawa’s Strongest competition deadlifts 275 pounds on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 1, 2018. The event was held to encourage friendly competition through physical cha... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph W. Brown II, a motor

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph W. Brown II, a motor

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph W. Brown II, a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistic Group, squats 175 kilograms during the Camp Foster Powerlifting Meet on Camp Fos... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr., commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr., commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr., commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Japan, signs the Military Saves Month Proclamation Jan. 19, 201... More

Clark Jackson, chief of Marine Corps Community Services

Clark Jackson, chief of Marine Corps Community Services

Clark Jackson, chief of Marine Corps Community Services Behavioral Health Substance Abuse Center, speaks to students from Okinawa International University during an informational seminar at Camp Foster, Okinawa... More

Status of Forces Agreement personnel support their

Status of Forces Agreement personnel support their

Status of Forces Agreement personnel support their loved ones as they participate in the Firecracker Softball Skills Challenge on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 3, 2019. The challenge is a trial to test a pl... More

Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawan residents

Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawan residents

Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Okinawan residents begin the 2019 Futenma Bike Race on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 14, 2019. The race invites Status of Forces Agreement perso... More

More than 400 participants from the local and U.S.

More than 400 participants from the local and U.S.

More than 400 participants from the local and U.S. communities got down and dirty as part of Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji's inaugural Samurai Run July 21, 2019. The Marine Corps Community Services ev... More

Awards are displayed prior to the start of the Far

Awards are displayed prior to the start of the Far

Awards are displayed prior to the start of the Far East Bodybuilding Competition on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, August 4, 2019. The competition allowed participants from all over the world to display their sta... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Kimberly Pistell with Marine Wing Support

U.S. Navy Lt. Kimberly Pistell with Marine Wing Support

U.S. Navy Lt. Kimberly Pistell with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 competed and won first place in the female weight class up to 150 pounds in Okinawa's Strongest: Battle of the North, Aug. 18, 2019, Camp Han... More

A competitor prepares to execute the yoke carry during

A competitor prepares to execute the yoke carry during

A competitor prepares to execute the yoke carry during the Okinawa's Strongest: Battle of the South, Sept. 29, 2019 on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The competition challenges men and women to compete in physica... More

Employers from across Okinawa, Japan, and Marine Corps

Employers from across Okinawa, Japan, and Marine Corps

Employers from across Okinawa, Japan, and Marine Corps Community Services staff participate in the annual Okinawa Career Fair, Oct. 4, 2019, on Camp Foster. The career fair features over 30 different employers ... More

Hideo Kobasashi, a local Okinawa resident, puts on

Hideo Kobasashi, a local Okinawa resident, puts on

Hideo Kobasashi, a local Okinawa resident, puts on a helmet in preparation for the biking portion of the 2019 Futenma Triathlon on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 6, 2019. The triathlon i... More

3D printed items are displayed at Camp Foster Fieldhouse

3D printed items are displayed at Camp Foster Fieldhouse

3D printed items are displayed at Camp Foster Fieldhouse during Comic Con Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. This annual event began in 2011 and is catered to comic book fans, movie fans, artists, and video gamers ... More

A starting pistol fires to signal the start of the

A starting pistol fires to signal the start of the

A starting pistol fires to signal the start of the Kinser Half-Marathon Jan. 12, 2020 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The 13.1-mile race was open to all residents island-wide to promote friendly competition and... More

Members of the local and U.S. communities attend the

Members of the local and U.S. communities attend the

Members of the local and U.S. communities attend the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tournament, at the Camp Foster Field House, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 16-20. The tournament brought the military community ... More

Members of the local and U.S. communities compete during

Members of the local and U.S. communities compete during

Members of the local and U.S. communities compete during the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tournament, at the Camp Foster Field House, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 16-20. The tournament brought the military co... More

Members of the local and U.S. communities take part

Members of the local and U.S. communities take part

Members of the local and U.S. communities take part in the double elimination competition during the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tournament, at the Camp Foster Field House, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 16-20... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshya Hulse, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshya Hulse, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshya Hulse, right, an air traffic control trainee with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, competes against an opponent during an open wrestling tournament at the Semper Fit G... More

Okinawa University students visit the Behavior Health

Okinawa University students visit the Behavior Health

Okinawa University students visit the Behavior Health Center to expand their knowledge and learn from a variety of social workers, Feb. 13, 2020, on Camp Foster. Students were given the opportunity to meet and ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Camp Smedley D. Butler, signs the Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month proclamation at building one, Camp F... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Camp Smedley D. Butler (MCIPAC-MCBB), signs the Military Saves Month proclamation at building one on Camp... More

Members of Marine Corps Community Services prepare

Members of Marine Corps Community Services prepare

Members of Marine Corps Community Services prepare a free meal on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 29, 2019. MCCS is providing free meals for the entire week to support service members and their families. (U.... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tum Monge chemical, biological,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tum Monge chemical, biological,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tum Monge chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense specialist with 3rd Marine Division, shares his experience, on Camp Foster, June 1, 2020, in the Joint Reception Ce... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Preston Batson, the barracks

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Preston Batson, the barracks

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Preston Batson, the barracks manager for Joint Reception Center (JRC) Marines, shares his experience, on Camp Foster, June 6, 2020, driving to Kadena Air Base airport terminal to p... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Oscar Zana Martinez, the Headquarters

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Oscar Zana Martinez, the Headquarters

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Oscar Zana Martinez, the Headquarters and Support Battalion, Bravo Company Single Marine Program (SMP) representative, with G-6 Data Systems Branch, shares his experience as the company ... More

Marine Corps Community Services volunteers hosts the

Marine Corps Community Services volunteers hosts the

Marine Corps Community Services volunteers hosts the Annual Marine Corps Community Services Futenma Bike Race at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan on June 21, 2020. The bike race was designed to ... More

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma welcomes and

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma welcomes and

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma welcomes and sends a farewell to the incoming and outgoing MCAS Futenma commanding officers, June 24, 2020. The changing of command is a time-honored tradition, which for... More

Marine Corps Installation Pacific Distribution Management

Marine Corps Installation Pacific Distribution Management

Marine Corps Installation Pacific Distribution Management Office (DMO) and 835th U.S. Army Transportation Battalion worked together to load the Green Cove with equipment to send to DMO Yermo, Calif., July 6 at ... More

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