Dave Rublin plays the bass guitar during the headlining concert of the 22nd Annual Camp Hansen Festival Sept. 3 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The festival is hosted annually aboard Camp Hansen and is one of the quarterly events that strengthens the relationship between Okinawa residents and Status of Forces Agreement personnel. More than 12,855 attendees enjoyed food, games, rides and live entertainment by several artists, ending with the headlining band, American Authors. Rublin is a bass guitarist with American Authors and is a Bogota, Colombia, native. - Dave Rublin plays the bass guitar during the headlining concert of the 22nd Annual Camp Hansen Festival Sept. 3 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The festival is hosted annually aboard Camp Hansen and is one of the quarterly events that strengthens the relationship between Okinawa residents and Status of Forces Agreement personnel. More than 12,855 attendees enjoyed food, games, rides and live entertainment by several artists, ending with the headlining band, American Authors. Rublin is a bass guitarist with American Authors and is a Bogota, Colombia, native.

Col. Sean M. McBride, the commanding officer of III Marine Headquarters Group thanks Hajime Nakama, the Kin town mayor, for a barbecue lunch and good relationships between the local community and service members in Kin town. - Col. Sean M. McBride, the commanding officer of III Marine Headquarters Group thanks Hajime Nakama, the Kin town mayor, for a barbecue lunch and good relationships between the local community and service members in Kin town.

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)

Kin Town residents leave the bases exchange Jan. 17 during Camp Hansen’s Friendship Saturday. Friendship Saturday is an event where community members are allowed on the base, unescorted but with passes, and enjoy some of the facilities on the camp. They visited various facilities including the Exchange, The Palms and bowling alley. Free balloons were handed out for children to enjoy during the event. - Kin Town residents leave the bases exchange Jan. 17 during Camp Hansen’s Friendship Saturday. Friendship Saturday is an event where community members are allowed on the base, unescorted but with passes, and enjoy some of the facilities on the camp. They visited various facilities including the Exchange, The Palms and bowling alley. Free balloons were handed out for children to enjoy during the event.

Students with the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and Marines compete in a friendly game of tug-of-war Nov. 2 during the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Festival. The festival included music by the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstrations and a friendly competition of tug-of-war. The students attend the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and are residents of Kin Town. The band members are with III MEF band, III MEF. The Marines are with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. - Students with the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and Marines compete in a friendly game of tug-of-war Nov. 2 during the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Festival. The festival included music by the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program demonstrations and a friendly competition of tug-of-war. The students attend the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy and are residents of Kin Town. The band members are with III MEF band, III MEF. The Marines are with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

A ball flies across a baseball field after being hit by an Okinawan during a Camp Hansen friendly softball tournament Nov. 1 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The tournament allows local Okinawans the chance to visit Camp Hansen, and for all the participants to enjoy friendly competition with one another. Eight teams participated in total, with the Marine team from 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force winning the championship game. - A ball flies across a baseball field after being hit by an Okinawan during a Camp Hansen friendly softball tournament Nov. 1 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The tournament allows local Okinawans the chance to visit Camp Hansen, and for all the participants to enjoy friendly competition with one another. Eight teams participated in total, with the Marine team from 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force winning the championship game.

Maj. Andrew Merz, from Lansing, Michigan, talks to a Kin Town resident after the tsunami evacuation drill Nov. 5 at Camp Hansen. This was the first exercise since the local disaster response agreement was signed by Marine Corps and Kin Town officials in September. The drills improved the communication between Camp Hansen, Kin Town Officers, Ishi Kawa police and the local community leaders responsible for disaster response, according to Masaru Nago, from Kin Town. Merz is the operations officer for Camp Hansen. - Maj. Andrew Merz, from Lansing, Michigan, talks to a Kin Town resident after the tsunami evacuation drill Nov. 5 at Camp Hansen. This was the first exercise since the local disaster response agreement was signed by Marine Corps and Kin Town officials in September. The drills improved the communication between Camp Hansen, Kin Town Officers, Ishi Kawa police and the local community leaders responsible for disaster response, according to Masaru Nago, from Kin Town. Merz is the operations officer for Camp Hansen.

Cpl. Gary Odom, a Toledo, Ohio, native, picks up trash Aug. 23 at the Kin Town Fishing Port. The Kin Town Social Welfare Office coordinated the event, and invited local residents and Camp Hansen service members to pick up trash and enjoy local cuisine. Odom is a field radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released) - Cpl. Gary Odom, a Toledo, Ohio, native, picks up trash Aug. 23 at the Kin Town Fishing Port. The Kin Town Social Welfare Office coordinated the event, and invited local residents and Camp Hansen service members to pick up trash and enjoy local cuisine. Odom is a field radio operator with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released)

Competitors pose with their awards and trophies after participating in the 35th annual Okinawa Island-Wide Sumo Tournament July 26 held at Kin Town Athletic Field. Seven Marines and a civilian contractor with Camp Hansen participated in the event. Lance Cpl. Carlos M. Sanchez, top row fourth from left, won the “kanto-sho,” one of three special awards given after the event in recognition of his fighting spirit in the ring. Sanchez is a Naples, Florida, native and field artillery control man with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei/Released) - Competitors pose with their awards and trophies after participating in the 35th annual Okinawa Island-Wide Sumo Tournament July 26 held at Kin Town Athletic Field. Seven Marines and a civilian contractor with Camp Hansen participated in the event. Lance Cpl. Carlos M. Sanchez, top row fourth from left, won the “kanto-sho,” one of three special awards given after the event in recognition of his fighting spirit in the ring. Sanchez is a Naples, Florida, native and field artillery control man with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei/Released)

Kin Town community leaders, Marines with Camp Hansen and the Traffic Safety Association attended a traffic safety campaign July 1 near Gate 1 at Camp Hansen. The campaign was part of Operation Eye Catch, a mission to eradicate drunk driving in Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei/Released) - Kin Town community leaders, Marines with Camp Hansen and the Traffic Safety Association attended a traffic safety campaign July 1 near Gate 1 at Camp Hansen. The campaign was part of Operation Eye Catch, a mission to eradicate drunk driving in Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei/Released)