Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 01.18.2023
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma held a two-day festival, Oct. 1-2, 2022, for the first time in three years since the outbreak of COVID-19. Col. Henry Dolberry Jr., commanding officer of MCAS Futenma, welcomed the residents of Okinawan community as well as the Japanese media....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 01.14.2022
Col. Jason S. D. Perry, the assistant division commander of 3rd Marine Division at Camp Courtney, talked about his thoughts and experience in Japan on the Okinawa local radio show in Japanese....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 01.14.2022
Japanese employees working at U.S. military fire stations across Okinawa trained to become firefighters during a five-week qualification course held at the DoD Fire Academy on Camp Hansen, July 12, 2021....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 01.22.2024
The twelve managers from eight Japanese broadcasting companies from across the country visited Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to learn about the current security environment surrounding Okinawa from the perspective of Japan's ally, the United States, Aug. 25, 2023....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 01.24.2020
Members of the U.S. and local communities participated in a tsunami evacuation drill on Camp Foster Nov 9, 2019. The annual drill serves to strengthen evacuation plans for the west coast communities surrounding Camp Foster in the event of an earthquake or tsunami....
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 04.03.2024
English Program Award and Completion Ceremony at Camp Schwab Education Center, April 3, 2024. 2024年4月3日、キャンプ・シュワブ教育センターで行われた成人英語プログラムの表彰式と修了式の後、感謝状を受け取った海兵隊員3人、海上保安庁の日本人1人（右）と記念撮影をするキャンプ・シュワブのエリック・T
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 04.21.2021
At a Christmas party held at Camp Schwab in 2019, a tall blue-eyed gentleman greeted the guests from the neighboring communities in fluent Japanese. His Japanese was so good that he needed no translator and his demeanor was reminiscent of a Japanese native....
Story by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 05.01.2023
The Isa district of Ginowan City is next to Camp Foster and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma took advantage of its unique environment and held an event with the assistance of Marine volunteers to promote their association to its residents on Feb. 5, 2023....
