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local and military community gather to play cards and learn English at the AEON MALL - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Michael Li plays Operation with two girls during English Fun and Games March 23 at AEON Mall in Okinawa, Japan. Marines would nonverbally and verbally communicate, using hand gestures paired with words to teach their new friends about the rules of the game and converse. The games acted as a common ground, directing the conversation and creating a positive atmosphere. Li is a Single Marine Program representative. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Cpl. Tayler P. Schwamb)
Corporal’s Course 538-18 and their instructors pose for a picture after a Marine Corps Community Services battle sites tour - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members of Corporal’s Course 538-18 listen as Mark Waycaster’s, right, gives an explanation of a display at the Japanese Naval Underground during a Marine Corps Community Services battle sites tour Feb. 8 on Okinawa, Japan. During the MCCS battle sites tour, the members of JGSDF asked the tour guide questions about the Japanese and U.S. military’s perspectives. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)
marines and service members bowl - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Members of the military community and students from Okinawa University pose for a photo Jan. 13 at the bowling alley aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Twenty-eight service members and students gathered to bowl and create friendships at the Camp Foster Bowling Alley. During the games teammates exchanged high fives and encouraged each other. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)
Nathan Nguyen poses for a photo - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Nathan Nguyen poses for a photo Nov. 28 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Nguyen strives to be an unselfish leader teaching his junior Marines every thing that he knows and learns. He often pulls all the junior Marines together, reminding them of the importance of their military occupational specialty and their mission while stressing the importance of looking out for the service member to the right and left of them. Nguyen selflessly sacrifices weekends and evenings running with his Marines, grabbing them food when other obligations tie them up and offering them advice. Nguyen is an administrative specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – A child gets food at the USO Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 21 at the USO aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – A child gets food at the USO Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 21 at the USO aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The USO gave the military community a taste of home with a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal prepared by USO staff and volunteers. They worked to provide visitors with a place that felt like home while they celebrated Thanksgiving here in Japan away from family. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kelcey Seymour)
TORII STATION, OKINAWA, Japan – A child finishes the 5th Annual USO Okinawa Color Blast 5K Fun Run Nov. 18 on Torii Station Beach, Okinawa, Japan. - TORII STATION, OKINAWA, Japan – A child finishes the 5th Annual USO Okinawa Color Blast 5K Fun Run Nov. 18 on Torii Station Beach, Okinawa, Japan. Volunteers lined the finish line ready to throw color at the runners as they finished. The family friendly run was open to all ages of the military community. The run was a way for the USO to raise money for future events and for the military community to have fun in a colorful way. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kelcey Seymour)
Cpl. Jessica A. Anstett executes a clean and press - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Jessica A. Anstett executes a clean and press Oct. 3 outside of Gunners Gym aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Anstett was selected as Marine of the Quarter for Headquarters and Support Battalion, her athletic background and dedication to her work set her miles apart from her peers. In August of 2017, her whole world was pulled out from under her in an instant when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament for the second time. With her surgery looming on the horizon, she plans to continue to work out, take college classes and volunteer. Anstett is a radio maintainer with H&S Bn., Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S Marine photo by Lance Corporal Tayler P. Schwamb)