U.S. Marines with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, provide pistol familiarization training to Guardians with 161st Electromagnetic Warfare Combat Detachment, Space Forces Indo-Pacific, on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April 24, 2026. Space Force and Marines worked together to enhance weapons handling proficiency, reinforce safety procedures, and strengthen joint interoperability between U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Space Force personnel. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Rachel Mason)
III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG) will conduct Exercise Kaiju Rain 26 in Japan from May 1 to May 31, 2026. Kaiju Rain is an annual exercise focused on improving how Marines communicate, share information, and make decisions in support of operations across the Indo-Pacific region.
A routine day off in Henoko, Okinawa, Japan, turned into a life-saving mission for two Marines on April 6, 2026. Lance Cpl. Karson King and Lance Cpl. Damien Bluntson, both stationed on Camp Schwab, utilized their training to stabilize an injured Okinawan resident.
