Marines and airmen participate in the “dizzy izzy” portion of a relay during a joint field meet Sept. 12 aboard Camp Hansen. During the dizzy izzy, participants must disorient themselves by bending at the waist, placing their foreheads on a pole and spinning in 10 clockwise circles. Once disoriented, they must sprint back to the beginning of the relay. The field meet brought Marines and airmen, enrolled in the sergeants course at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard Camp Hansen, and airmen, enrolled in the Erwin Professional Military Education Center Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Kadena Air Base, together through rigorous physical training and teambuilding opportunities. - Marines and airmen participate in the “dizzy izzy” portion of a relay during a joint field meet Sept. 12 aboard Camp Hansen. During the dizzy izzy, participants must disorient themselves by bending at the waist, placing their foreheads on a pole and spinning in 10 clockwise circles. Once disoriented, they must sprint back to the beginning of the relay. The field meet brought Marines and airmen, enrolled in the sergeants course at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy aboard Camp Hansen, and airmen, enrolled in the Erwin Professional Military Education Center Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Kadena Air Base, together through rigorous physical training and teambuilding opportunities.

Sgt. Major Jeffrey A. Young delivers an opening speech Sept. 11 aboard Camp Foster before the 9/11 Remembrance Run. The run, which was organized and coordinated by United Services Organization Okinawa and the Single Marine Program Okinawa, commemorated the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 870 service members and their families participated in the five-kilometer run along a candle-lit path. Participants dressed in red, white and blue clothes to show their patriotism. Young, the sergeant major of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Japan, is a Baltimore, Maryland, native. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) - Sgt. Major Jeffrey A. Young delivers an opening speech Sept. 11 aboard Camp Foster before the 9/11 Remembrance Run. The run, which was organized and coordinated by United Services Organization Okinawa and the Single Marine Program Okinawa, commemorated the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 870 service members and their families participated in the five-kilometer run along a candle-lit path. Participants dressed in red, white and blue clothes to show their patriotism. Young, the sergeant major of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Japan, is a Baltimore, Maryland, native. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released)

Kin Town Mayor Hajime Nakama, left, and Col. Sean M. McBride shake hands Sept. 5 at the bowling alley aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan during the annual Hansen Fest. During the festival, Kin Town officials and representatives from the 19 commands aboard Camp Hansen gathered at the Camp Hansen bowling alley for the 21st Annual Hansen Bowling Social, to build camaraderie through friendly competition. The annual festival serves as one of the many ways to improve upon the already strong relationship between Camp Hansen and the local community. The two-day event reeled in more than 13,000 people. McBride, commander of Camp Hansen and the commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, is a Butte, Montana, native. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) - Kin Town Mayor Hajime Nakama, left, and Col. Sean M. McBride shake hands Sept. 5 at the bowling alley aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan during the annual Hansen Fest. During the festival, Kin Town officials and representatives from the 19 commands aboard Camp Hansen gathered at the Camp Hansen bowling alley for the 21st Annual Hansen Bowling Social, to build camaraderie through friendly competition. The annual festival serves as one of the many ways to improve upon the already strong relationship between Camp Hansen and the local community. The two-day event reeled in more than 13,000 people. McBride, commander of Camp Hansen and the commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, is a Butte, Montana, native. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released)

Yuko Murayoshi assists an attendee in tying an obi, which is a sash worn over a yukata, during a traditional Japanese clothing class June 19 at the Marine and Family Programs building on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The class, sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services, Okinawa, taught attendees how to wear a yukata, a Japanese garment worn during summer. The class also highlighted traditional Japanese culture and customs and the importance of service members and their families engaging in the local culture. Attending cultural classes through MCCS is one of the ways service members can immerse themselves in the traditional Japanese culture, according to Murayoshi. Murayoshi is the instructor of the class, and a class coordinator with MCCS. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) - Yuko Murayoshi assists an attendee in tying an obi, which is a sash worn over a yukata, during a traditional Japanese clothing class June 19 at the Marine and Family Programs building on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The class, sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services, Okinawa, taught attendees how to wear a yukata, a Japanese garment worn during summer. The class also highlighted traditional Japanese culture and customs and the importance of service members and their families engaging in the local culture. Attending cultural classes through MCCS is one of the ways service members can immerse themselves in the traditional Japanese culture, according to Murayoshi. Murayoshi is the instructor of the class, and a class coordinator with MCCS. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released)

A Marine with the Provost Marshal’s Office on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, places handcuffs on an Uruma City Police officer posing as an on-base intruder, June 11, during bilateral training between service members and the UCPD. The event ensured Marines with Camp Guard and the Provost Marshal’s Office are proficient in communicating with the UCPD to mitigate threats involving service members and Okinawa residents. During the training event, Camp Guard Marines patrolling the base perimeter apprehended a simulated armed intruder. PMO Marines received a notification over a radio signal and responded to rehearse turnover procedures of the intruder and escort him to the proper detainment authorities. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) - A Marine with the Provost Marshal’s Office on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, places handcuffs on an Uruma City Police officer posing as an on-base intruder, June 11, during bilateral training between service members and the UCPD. The event ensured Marines with Camp Guard and the Provost Marshal’s Office are proficient in communicating with the UCPD to mitigate threats involving service members and Okinawa residents. During the training event, Camp Guard Marines patrolling the base perimeter apprehended a simulated armed intruder. PMO Marines received a notification over a radio signal and responded to rehearse turnover procedures of the intruder and escort him to the proper detainment authorities. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released)

Students of the College of Distance Education and Training’s Command and Staff School enjoy the graduate the two-year course, June 4 at the community center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Students attended a three-hour class every week for two, eight-month, academic years while still fulfilling their duty as active service members. The students’ commitment to continuously improve personally and professionally was paramount to be successful in the course, according to James Hopkins, the regional director for the CDET, Marine Corps University, Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul/Released) - Students of the College of Distance Education and Training’s Command and Staff School enjoy the graduate the two-year course, June 4 at the community center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Students attended a three-hour class every week for two, eight-month, academic years while still fulfilling their duty as active service members. The students’ commitment to continuously improve personally and professionally was paramount to be successful in the course, according to James Hopkins, the regional director for the CDET, Marine Corps University, Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul/Released)

Two children compete in a four-by-100 meter relay at the Kin Athletic Field in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan May 9, during the Kin Town Friendship Track and Field Meet. The meet was organized by the Kin Town schools and the mayor of Kin Town to reach beyond the language barrier between the Okinawa residents and service members’ families through athletic events, according to Takayuki Kayo, the Camp Hansen community relations specialist and an Okinawa City, Okinawa, native. The activities encouraged endurance and teamwork between the Okinawa children and American children. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) - Two children compete in a four-by-100 meter relay at the Kin Athletic Field in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan May 9, during the Kin Town Friendship Track and Field Meet. The meet was organized by the Kin Town schools and the mayor of Kin Town to reach beyond the language barrier between the Okinawa residents and service members’ families through athletic events, according to Takayuki Kayo, the Camp Hansen community relations specialist and an Okinawa City, Okinawa, native. The activities encouraged endurance and teamwork between the Okinawa children and American children. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released)

Lance Cpl. Conner M. Levinsky assists a student from E.C. Killin Elementary School, located on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, in operating a hand line, also known as a fire hose, May 8, during a tour of the aircraft rescue and fire fighting station on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The tour was a part of a visit to the flight line on MCAS Futenma that provided students with the understanding of the ARFF Marines’ responsibilities with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma and the opportunity to explore various career paths. Levinsky, a rescueman with ARFF, H&HS, MCAS Futenma, is an El Dorado Hills, California, native. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released) - Lance Cpl. Conner M. Levinsky assists a student from E.C. Killin Elementary School, located on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, in operating a hand line, also known as a fire hose, May 8, during a tour of the aircraft rescue and fire fighting station on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The tour was a part of a visit to the flight line on MCAS Futenma that provided students with the understanding of the ARFF Marines’ responsibilities with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Futenma and the opportunity to explore various career paths. Levinsky, a rescueman with ARFF, H&HS, MCAS Futenma, is an El Dorado Hills, California, native. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon/ Released)

Two chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense specialists ensure gas masks are properly fitted prior to leak, seal, package and decontamination training April 21 at the gas chamber on Camp Hansen, Okinawa. The CBRN defense specialists assisted in familiarizing explosive ordnance disposal technicians with decontamination procedures following the leak, seal, package process used to mitigate CBRN-related hazards. The EOD technicians and CBRN defense specialists used protective equipment to perform general decontamination of the affected area and prepare the leaking ordnance for safe containment and transport before completing the decontamination process. The training instilled the Marines’ confidence in their safety equipment and procedures used to mitigate CBRN-related hazards. The Marines are with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and Marine Logistics Group Headquarters Regiment, 3rd MLG, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Two chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear defense specialists ensure gas masks are properly fitted prior to leak, seal, package and decontamination training April 21 at the gas chamber on Camp Hansen, Okinawa. The CBRN defense specialists assisted in familiarizing explosive ordnance disposal technicians with decontamination procedures following the leak, seal, package process used to mitigate CBRN-related hazards. The EOD technicians and CBRN defense specialists used protective equipment to perform general decontamination of the affected area and prepare the leaking ordnance for safe containment and transport before completing the decontamination process. The training instilled the Marines’ confidence in their safety equipment and procedures used to mitigate CBRN-related hazards. The Marines are with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and Marine Logistics Group Headquarters Regiment, 3rd MLG, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpl. Brandon D. Perez of Prosser, Wash. (left), covers the eyes of Cpl. Alec J. Skramstad, of Glenwood Springs, Colo. (right) as he disassembles and reassembles an M-4 rifle for watching visitors during the Fuji Friendship Festival at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji May 9, 2015. The Fuji Friendship festival is an annual event designed to enhance the strong relationships with the community, and gives community members an opportunity to view U.S. and Japan Ground Self Defense Force military equipment and interact with U.S. and JGSDF personnel at Camp Fuji. Perez is an armorer at Camp Fuji, and Skramstad is a radio operator with range control at Camp Fuji. - Lance Cpl. Brandon D. Perez of Prosser, Wash. (left), covers the eyes of Cpl. Alec J. Skramstad, of Glenwood Springs, Colo. (right) as he disassembles and reassembles an M-4 rifle for watching visitors during the Fuji Friendship Festival at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji May 9, 2015. The Fuji Friendship festival is an annual event designed to enhance the strong relationships with the community, and gives community members an opportunity to view U.S. and Japan Ground Self Defense Force military equipment and interact with U.S. and JGSDF personnel at Camp Fuji. Perez is an armorer at Camp Fuji, and Skramstad is a radio operator with range control at Camp Fuji.