Photo by Capt. Aaron Moshier | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 02.01.2018
Foss (fourth from left) joins members of Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-121 on a Wildcat wing at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. (U.S. Marine Corps)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. prepares to drink tea during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. The traditional tea ceremony was performed by members of the JGSDF.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. participates in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. The traditional tea ceremony was performed......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. writes “rock” in Kanji during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. Calligraphy instructors were invited to teach attendees how to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr, center, makes rice cakes during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. Mochi is a short-grain glutinous rice pounded into a paste. Kagami......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Rock pounds rice into mochi during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. Mochi is a short-grain glutinous rice pounded into a paste. Kagami Mochi, the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. eats Habu during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. Habu are snakes that inhabit the Ryukyu Islands. These venomous snakes are also......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle Prentice | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 12.22.2017
CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan—Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Tomofusa Harada, right, opens a gift from U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. during the annual End of Year Event Dec. 21 aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. During this End of Year Event, JGSDF 15th Brigade invited U.S. military aboard Camp Naha for an in depth cultural experience. Harada is the commanding general of......
