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Staff Sgt. D. DeMarius Jackson performs a saxophone solo for the song “Deck the Halls” Dec. 9 during a III Marine Expeditionary Force band Christmas concert at the Kubasaki High School auditorium on Camp Foster. The concert was filled with a variety of Christmas songs performed by the jazz ensemble of the III MEF band, known as the “Big Band.” The concert was open to Okinawa community members for an opportunity to share in the traditions of the Christmas season. Jackson, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, is a saxophone musician with the III MEF band. - Staff Sgt. D. DeMarius Jackson performs a saxophone solo for the song “Deck the Halls” Dec. 9 during a III Marine Expeditionary Force band Christmas concert at the Kubasaki High School auditorium on Camp Foster. The concert was filled with a variety of Christmas songs performed by the jazz ensemble of the III MEF band, known as the “Big Band.” The concert was open to Okinawa community members for an opportunity to share in the traditions of the Christmas season. Jackson, a native of Aiken, South Carolina, is a saxophone musician with the III MEF band.

Marines ceremonially march out a cake Sept. 16 during the 3rd Marine Division’s 72nd anniversary ceremony on Camp Hansen. After the guest of honor ate the first piece of cake, the youngest and oldest Marines in the unit received a piece symbolizing the passing of tradition from older to younger generations. “We are a Marine Corps of tradition, concerned and thoughtful of our legacy,” said Maj. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division. “We are celebrating where this division has been in the past.” The Marines are with various units assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines ceremonially march out a cake Sept. 16 during the 3rd Marine Division’s 72nd anniversary ceremony on Camp Hansen. After the guest of honor ate the first piece of cake, the youngest and oldest Marines in the unit received a piece symbolizing the passing of tradition from older to younger generations. “We are a Marine Corps of tradition, concerned and thoughtful of our legacy,” said Maj. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division. “We are celebrating where this division has been in the past.” The Marines are with various units assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Gov. Eloy S. Inos, left, and Rear Adm. Tilghman Payne present ceremonial wreaths June 15 at Saipan during a the 70th Anniversary Reunion of Honor ceremony. The ceremony marked a milestone of peace in the region and to paid tribute to both U.S. and Japan veterans of the battles of Saipan and Tinian during World War II. During the ceremony, representatives from each branch of the U.S. military were present along with WWII veterans who served at Tinian and Saipan. Inos is the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Payne is the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Marianas. - Gov. Eloy S. Inos, left, and Rear Adm. Tilghman Payne present ceremonial wreaths June 15 at Saipan during a the 70th Anniversary Reunion of Honor ceremony. The ceremony marked a milestone of peace in the region and to paid tribute to both U.S. and Japan veterans of the battles of Saipan and Tinian during World War II. During the ceremony, representatives from each branch of the U.S. military were present along with WWII veterans who served at Tinian and Saipan. Inos is the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Payne is the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Marianas.

Gunnery Sgt. Francisco M. Gaxiola conducts the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band at the Family Mart Dream Match exhibition soccer game March 23 at the Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Awase, Okinawa. During the game, the International Athletic Club Kobe Leonessa competed against the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins. Gaxiola is an enlisted conductor with the III MEF Band. “Everybody gets into (the performance),” said Lance Cpl. John M. Rosal, a percussionist with the band. “It was a different dynamic for the band in that we are actually performing for a non-military audience.” - Gunnery Sgt. Francisco M. Gaxiola conducts the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band at the Family Mart Dream Match exhibition soccer game March 23 at the Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park in Awase, Okinawa. During the game, the International Athletic Club Kobe Leonessa competed against the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins. Gaxiola is an enlisted conductor with the III MEF Band. “Everybody gets into (the performance),” said Lance Cpl. John M. Rosal, a percussionist with the band. “It was a different dynamic for the band in that we are actually performing for a non-military audience.”

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