Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 10.28.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker, left, commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Masashi Toguchi, mayor of Chatan Town, pose for a photo after the signing of a new tsunami standard operating procedure at the Chatan Town Office, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. This agreement between Camp Foster and Chatan Town allows for a faster......
Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 10.28.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker, second from center, commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, addresses officials from Chatan Town during the signing of a new tsunami standard operating procedure at the Chatan Town Office, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. This agreement between Camp Foster and Chatan Town allows for a faster evacuation of......
Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 10.28.2024
Key leaders of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, attend the signing of a new tsunami standard operating procedure at the Chatan Town Office, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. This agreement between Camp Foster and Chatan Town allows for a faster evacuation of local community residents into Camp Foster during the event of a tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by......
Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 10.28.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker, left, commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Masashi Toguchi, mayor of Chatan Town, sign a new agreement for a new tsunami standard operating procedure at the Chatan Town Office, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. This agreement between Camp Foster and Chatan Town allows for a faster evacuation of local......
Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 10.28.2024
Key leaders of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and officials of Chatan Town attend the signing of a new tsunami standard operating procedure at the Chatan Town Office, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. This agreement between Camp Foster and Chatan Town allows for a faster evacuation of local community residents into Camp Foster during the event of a......
Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 10.28.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Marc Walker, commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, listens to the terms of a new tsunami standard operating procedure agreement at the Chatan Town Office, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. This agreement between Camp Foster and Chatan Town allows for a faster evacuation of local community residents into Camp Foster......
Photo by Cpl. Thomas Sheng | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 04.05.2024
Local Okinawa residents from Ginowan City cross the National Route 58 highway toward Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a tsunami evacuation in Okinawa, Japan, April 3, 2024. Through Local Implementation Agreements, Marine Corps Installations Pacific and local Okinawa municipalities allow Okinawa residents to gain on-base access to evacuate from lower elevations during a tsunami emergency......
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 04.03.2024
Heavy government vehicles are moved to safe high ground immediately after the tsunami warning, Camp Foster, April 3, 2024. This day, Marine Corps Installations Pacific in Okinawa opened gates to over 1600 local residents who live in lower elevations to evacuate through the base to reach their higher ground destinations faster through Local Implementation Agreements MCIPAC and local Okinawa......
