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Service members from the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Army run with the Flames of Hope Nov. 6 on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The units ran in one mass formation to Risner Fitness and Sports Complex, where the Special Olympic Games were to be held the following day, carrying their unit flags and torches at the front. The officers sang cadences and ran in perfect harmony, embodying the unity that their leadership sought, according to Staff Sgt. Edward Tejada-De La Cruz, the motor transport operations chief with PMO, H&S Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler. - Service members from the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Army run with the Flames of Hope Nov. 6 on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The units ran in one mass formation to Risner Fitness and Sports Complex, where the Special Olympic Games were to be held the following day, carrying their unit flags and torches at the front. The officers sang cadences and ran in perfect harmony, embodying the unity that their leadership sought, according to Staff Sgt. Edward Tejada-De La Cruz, the motor transport operations chief with PMO, H&S Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler.

Master Sgt. Patricio Mora directs a segment of the 101 critical days of summer brief June 5 at the base theater on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The “101 critical days of summer”, traditionally observed Memorial Day through Labor Day, is the span of time where statistics show the most accidents and incidents among service members occur. Service members are encouraged to be aware of their own safety while participating in summer activities as well as watching out for the safety of others, according to Mora, the operations training chief with Headquarters & Service Battalion S-3, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Brittany A. James/Released) - Master Sgt. Patricio Mora directs a segment of the 101 critical days of summer brief June 5 at the base theater on Camp Foster, Okinawa. The “101 critical days of summer”, traditionally observed Memorial Day through Labor Day, is the span of time where statistics show the most accidents and incidents among service members occur. Service members are encouraged to be aware of their own safety while participating in summer activities as well as watching out for the safety of others, according to Mora, the operations training chief with Headquarters & Service Battalion S-3, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Brittany A. James/Released)

Col. Thomas A. Pecina, left, and Michelle McBride, right, pose for a photo as they cut a cake March 16 at the Camp Foster Community Center during an event commemorating the start of the Okinawa 2015 Active Duty Fund Drive for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. The NMCRS provides financial relief to active duty and retired Marines and sailors as well as their eligible surviving family members through interest-free loans and grants. A large portion of those loans and grants are raised through the ADFD, which gives active duty military a chance to donate and help their fellow service members in need. Pecina is the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, and McBride is the director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Okinawa office. - Col. Thomas A. Pecina, left, and Michelle McBride, right, pose for a photo as they cut a cake March 16 at the Camp Foster Community Center during an event commemorating the start of the Okinawa 2015 Active Duty Fund Drive for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. The NMCRS provides financial relief to active duty and retired Marines and sailors as well as their eligible surviving family members through interest-free loans and grants. A large portion of those loans and grants are raised through the ADFD, which gives active duty military a chance to donate and help their fellow service members in need. Pecina is the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, and McBride is the director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Okinawa office.

Mami Andrew instructs a mixed-level yoga class August 2 at Gunners Fitness Center on Camp Foster. The class is one of many organized by Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa’s Semper Fit program, which recently earned the Blue-H Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness gold star award for the third consecutive year. The award committee selects programs within the Navy and Marine Corps demonstrating exceptional health and wellness standards year-round. “Health is more than strength training,” said Andrew. “We teach people how to build their minds, spirits and bodies, so that they can have more than just strong muscles.” Andrew is a yoga instructor with MCCS Okinawa. - Mami Andrew instructs a mixed-level yoga class August 2 at Gunners Fitness Center on Camp Foster. The class is one of many organized by Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa’s Semper Fit program, which recently earned the Blue-H Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness gold star award for the third consecutive year. The award committee selects programs within the Navy and Marine Corps demonstrating exceptional health and wellness standards year-round. “Health is more than strength training,” said Andrew. “We teach people how to build their minds, spirits and bodies, so that they can have more than just strong muscles.” Andrew is a yoga instructor with MCCS Okinawa.

Corpsmen and airmen are sprayed with water to clean off accumulated mud July 20 after the Combat Endurance Course, the final test of the Jungle Medicine Combat Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. The corpsmen endured four miles of obstacles and navigated through simulated combat situations in the jungle terrain. The service members are also sprayed to cool off after running the course for hours in the Okinawan sun. The corpsmen are with 3rd Dental Battalion and 3rd Medical Battalion, both with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force; as well as 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. The airmen are with 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 18th Operations Group, 18th Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James/released) - Corpsmen and airmen are sprayed with water to clean off accumulated mud July 20 after the Combat Endurance Course, the final test of the Jungle Medicine Combat Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. The corpsmen endured four miles of obstacles and navigated through simulated combat situations in the jungle terrain. The service members are also sprayed to cool off after running the course for hours in the Okinawan sun. The corpsmen are with 3rd Dental Battalion and 3rd Medical Battalion, both with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force; as well as 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. The airmen are with 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 18th Operations Group, 18th Wing. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brittany A. James/released)

Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Lopez, right, instructs Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Dowling on roadway measurement calculations July 14 at Camp Foster as part of the Traffic Collision Investigation Course. The day of practical application training took the service members out of the classroom and onto the streets. The hands-on training familiarized the service members with what to look for when at the scene of an accident. Lopez is a Calipatria, California, native and an accident investigator with the Marine Detachment at Lackland Air Base, Training Command, Training and Education Command. Dowling is a Norton, Ohio, native and master-at-arms 3 with Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa Security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Wes J. Lucko/Released) - Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Lopez, right, instructs Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Dowling on roadway measurement calculations July 14 at Camp Foster as part of the Traffic Collision Investigation Course. The day of practical application training took the service members out of the classroom and onto the streets. The hands-on training familiarized the service members with what to look for when at the scene of an accident. Lopez is a Calipatria, California, native and an accident investigator with the Marine Detachment at Lackland Air Base, Training Command, Training and Education Command. Dowling is a Norton, Ohio, native and master-at-arms 3 with Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa Security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Wes J. Lucko/Released)

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