Tedako Walk takes participants through Camp Kinser

Photo By Sgt. Nicole Rogge | CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan- Security guards pose for a photo during the annual Tedako Walk Feb. 3 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The 20km course took participants on a path through Camp Kinser and the surrounding community. The Tedako Walk has promoted a healthy lifestyle and getting out and enjoying the city with family and friends for 17 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicole Rogge)  

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN

02.04.2018

Story by Pfc. Nicole Rogge 

Marine Corps Installations Pacific

Members of the local and U.S. communities participated in the 17th annual Tedako Walk Feb. 3 throughout Urasoe City and aboard Camp Kinser.
The Tedako Walk has promoted a healthy lifestyle and going out with friends and family to enjoy the city for almost two decades.
“I think it’s good for us to open the camp for the community to come on,” said Cpl. Jacob Barnett, a supply and administration operations specialist with 3rd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35 and a security guard for the event. “It give us a chance to interact with each other by exchanging smiles and waves.”
The two-day event took participants on different paths through the scenic areas of Okinawa. One of the many courses, the 20-kilometer walk, also invited participants through the gates of Camp Kinser. This year about 450 participants walked through Camp Kinser. Marines, who volunteered as road guards, guided them through the base.
“I have done this walk three times,” said Shiko Uyeamada, a participant in this year’s Tedako Walk. “This is a nice course and I like walking through the base so I can see the beach view.”
Every year, Camp Kinser opens its gates and allows the participants to take a walk through base.
"The Tedako Walk went great this year with many members of the local and military communities participating,” said 1st Lt. Hannah Crawford, a camp services officer with Headquarters Regiment. “Being a part of events like this one enables us to show that we are one big community. We enjoyed opening up our gates and we hope to participate in the event next year."

• Date Taken: 02.04.2018
• Date Posted: 02.09.2018 04:09
• Story ID: 265019
• Location: CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JP