Press Advisory: Okinawa Area Coordinator Press Conference Announcing Period of Unity and Mourning

OKINAWA, JAPAN

05.26.2016

Courtesy Story

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – The Okinawa Area Coordinator and Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force invites media representatives to a press conference May 28 at Building One on Camp Foster, Okinawa, at 9:00 a.m. JST.

Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson will give a statement and accept questions from media representatives about an island-wide period of unity and mourning in memory of the Okinawan female victim, and out of respect for our Okinawan friends and neighbors in this difficult time. This is a terrible tragedy. Our deepest prayers and condolences are with the victim’s family, friends, and loved ones.

At 7:30 a.m. JST on May 27, component commands across all service branches on Okinawa will begin an island-wide period of unity and mourning. This is a time to have internal discussion between commands and their service members to reflect on this tragic event and how we, as good neighbors, collectively grieve the loss of innocent life in our shared community where we all live and work.

Media members interested in attending the press conference are asked to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. May 28, at Gate 1 on Camp Foster. Please contact the III MEF-MCIPAC public affairs office at [e-mail] or 098-970-0791, and please include in the email: full name, agency, vehicle type and number, and a cell phone number of a media member attending. On-base parking will be provided for media representatives, proper media credentials will be required for base access.

A live-stream video of the press conference will be available at: https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/8688

For access to video and photos after the press conference visit: https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/III-MEF#.V0VBZarQDoh.

• Date Taken: 05.26.2016
• Date Posted: 05.27.2016 17:14
• Story ID: 199111
• Location: OKINAWA, JP