KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Representatives from local government agencies listen to trial procedures and read through information packets June 29 during a mock trial on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. - KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Representatives from local government agencies listen to trial procedures and read through information packets June 29 during a mock trial on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Service members from all U.S. military branches in Okinawa came together to share their knowledge of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice with local government agencies. The trial began with a discussion of the Military Code of Uniformed Justice and the different styles of punishment, and ended with a simulated scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kelcey Seymour)

Players congratulate each other after a game during a Camp Commanders Cup softball tournament March 10 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The tournament invited members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade on base for a day of laughs, food and friendship. Two teams from JGSDF played in the tournament with members from Combat Logistics Regiment 35 and Headquarters Regiment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Nicole Rogge) - CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan- Players congratulate each other after a game during a Camp Commanders Cup softball tournament March 10 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan.

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)

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan— Cpl. Emmanuel Guzman teaches a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense how to execute an arm bar from the mount during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstration Nov. 27 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. - Cpl. Emmanuel Guzman teaches a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense how to execute an arm bar from the mount during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstration Nov. 27 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The demonstration was part of a cultural exchange between Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 15th Brigade. The Marines taught the JGSDF wrist locks, arm bar from the mount and disarming techniques. Guzman is a supply administration and operations specialist with 3rd Supply Battalion, CLR-35, 3rd MLG, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Danielle R. Prentice)

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan— Col. William L. DePue Jr., left, speaks with Hideo Matsuya during the 4th Annual Okinawa Leadership Social Sept. 29 at Tengan Castle aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. - CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan— Col. William L. DePue Jr., left, speaks with Hideo Matsuya during the 4th Annual Okinawa Leadership Social Sept. 29 at Tengan Castle aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The social is held annually to strengthen relationships between the local and U.S. leadership present in Okinawa. DePue is the camp commander of Camp Foster. Matsuya is the chairman of the Ginowan City Tourism Association.

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Ryota Hasebe attached to 3rd Battalion 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for two months starting Jan. 11 and ending March 13. During those two months Hasebe learned about U.S. Marine Corps Artillery and went to Twentynine Palms, California for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Hasebe, 28, studied Chinese Literature and graduated from Kokugakuin University in Tokyo before joining the JGSDF in 2011. Hasebe is now the battalion fire direction control officer for 1st Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment in Fukuoka Japan. - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Ryota Hasebe attached to 3rd Battalion 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force for two months starting Jan. 11 and ending March 13. During those two months Hasebe learned about U.S. Marine Corps Artillery and went to Twentynine Palms, California for Integrated Training Exercise 2-15. Hasebe, 28, studied Chinese Literature and graduated from Kokugakuin University in Tokyo before joining the JGSDF in 2011. Hasebe is now the battalion fire direction control officer for 1st Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment in Fukuoka Japan.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Special Weapons Protection Unit remove clothing from a casualty during an exercise Dec. 1 at Camp Naha, Okinawa. The casulty went through an immediate evacuation from the area prior to being treated. Participating U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specalists then wrapped the casualty in a blanket and went through the full decontamination process. The JGSDF personnel are with the Nuclear Biological Chemical Unit, 15th Brigade. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Special Weapons Protection Unit remove clothing from a casualty during an exercise Dec. 1 at Camp Naha, Okinawa. The casulty went through an immediate evacuation from the area prior to being treated. Participating U.S. Marine chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specalists then wrapped the casualty in a blanket and went through the full decontamination process. The JGSDF personnel are with the Nuclear Biological Chemical Unit, 15th Brigade.

Marines fire a high-explosive round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. The Yausubetsu Maneuver Area is the largest training area available to U.S. Marines in the ARTP and affords the opportunity to fire at greater distances than other training areas. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Manning/Released) - Marines fire a high-explosive round from an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. The Yausubetsu Maneuver Area is the largest training area available to U.S. Marines in the ARTP and affords the opportunity to fire at greater distances than other training areas. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Manning/Released)

HIRARA CITY, MIYAKO ISLAND, Japan – Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, center-left, shakes hands with Col. Christopher B. Snyder, center-right, Sept. 6 during a day of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training on and around Miyako Island. “And today, for the first time ever, we have the U.S. military participating in this drill, and I would like to thank them for all the coordination and for participating,” Nakaima said. The drills marked the first time members of the Okinawa Prefectural Government hosted a series of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief drills with full-fledged participation by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marines. Nakaima concluded the drill by thanking all the participants for helping to raise Okinawan’s disaster response capabilities and wishing all the participating organizations his best as they continue the work of disaster preparedness in the Okinawa Prefecture. Nakaima is the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture and Snyder is the deputy commander with Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. (Courtesy photo/Released) - HIRARA CITY, MIYAKO ISLAND, Japan – Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, center-left, shakes hands with Col. Christopher B. Snyder, center-right, Sept. 6 during a day of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training on and around Miyako Island. “And today, for the first time ever, we have the U.S. military participating in this drill, and I would like to thank them for all the coordination and for participating,” Nakaima said. The drills marked the first time members of the Okinawa Prefectural Government hosted a series of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief drills with full-fledged participation by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Marines. Nakaima concluded the drill by thanking all the participants for helping to raise Okinawan’s disaster response capabilities and wishing all the participating organizations his best as they continue the work of disaster preparedness in the Okinawa Prefecture. Nakaima is the Governor of Okinawa Prefecture and Snyder is the deputy commander with Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. (Courtesy photo/Released)