CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan—Brig. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr. speaks to an exercise role-player Oct. 18 during the pandemic influenza isolation exercise aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan—Brig. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr. speaks to an exercise role-player Oct. 18 during the pandemic influenza isolation exercise aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Exercise Constant Vigilance 2017 sharpens emergency response skills across Marine Corps Installations in Okinawa through rehearsals and drills in varying scenarios. This exercise tested the emergency response and preparedness procedures of corpsmen at the USNH Okinawa. Rock is the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Mizuho Ban recites the Noncommissioned Officers Creed with her class during their graduation of Corporal’s Course Feb. 10 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Ban travelled over 700 miles from Chitose City, Hokkaido, Japan, to attend the course with Marines, sailors and airmen. Ban is a radio communicator with 1st Electronic Warfare Unit, 2nd Direction Finding Company. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Mizuho Ban recites the Noncommissioned Officers Creed with her class during their graduation of Corporal’s Course Feb. 10 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Ban travelled over 700 miles from Chitose City, Hokkaido, Japan, to attend the course with Marines, sailors and airmen. Ban is a radio communicator with 1st Electronic Warfare Unit, 2nd Direction Finding Company.

Instructors from the Yayoi Kimono Shop and Cultural School pose for photos with Status of Forces Agreement personnel who participated in a Japanese Tea Ceremony Class Sept. 17, 2016, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The class provided SOFA personnel with the opportunity to experience Japanese traditions firsthand. The students learned how to politely partake of tea and refreshments and how to prepare and serve the matcha, which is a powdered green tea commonly served at tea ceremonies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon) - Instructors from the Yayoi Kimono Shop and Cultural School pose for photos with Status of Forces Agreement personnel who participated in a Japanese Tea Ceremony Class Sept. 17, 2016, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The class provided SOFA personnel with the opportunity to experience Japanese traditions firsthand. The students learned how to politely partake of tea and refreshments and how to prepare and serve the matcha, which is a powdered green tea commonly served at tea ceremonies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon)

A quick reference guide for the new liberty policy changes affecting Marines and sailors serving under Marine commands within Japan. The service members must comply with the III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Installations Pacific Liberty Regulations in Japan, published on Nov. 26, 2014. This policy also includes personnel in a temporary duty, temporary additional duty, deployed, leave, or pass status within the country of Japan, according to the policy. - A quick reference guide for the new liberty policy changes affecting Marines and sailors serving under Marine commands within Japan. The service members must comply with the III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Installations Pacific Liberty Regulations in Japan, published on Nov. 26, 2014. This policy also includes personnel in a temporary duty, temporary additional duty, deployed, leave, or pass status within the country of Japan, according to the policy.

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)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Hidetoshi Fujita, center rear, explains the capabilities of an air-defense system to Marine Col. Scott F. Stebbins, center left, during a bilateral exhibition April 15 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The demonstration was part of an overarching exhibition highlighting the air-defense capabilities of the 15th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment. Stebbins is the commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Fujita is the commander of the 15th AAR, 15th Brigade, Western Army, JGSDF. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Hidetoshi Fujita, center rear, explains the capabilities of an air-defense system to Marine Col. Scott F. Stebbins, center left, during a bilateral exhibition April 15 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The demonstration was part of an overarching exhibition highlighting the air-defense capabilities of the 15th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment. Stebbins is the commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Fujita is the commander of the 15th AAR, 15th Brigade, Western Army, JGSDF.