MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan— Members of the English Discussion class pose for a photo after the 6th Marine Corps Air Station Futenma English Discussion class party Aug. 15 at the United Service Organization building on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. - MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan— Members of the English Discussion class pose for a photo after the 6th Marine Corps Air Station Futenma English Discussion class party Aug. 15 at the United Service Organization building on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The class is held Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. in the USO on MCAS Futenma. The English Discussion class provides a way for service members and local residents to build lasting friendships that go beyond the class.

The Okinawa Diamond baseball team circles around their coach before a game against the Okiboys March 18 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The Okiboys baseball team has been in existence for 12 years, and is an American high school level team that invites local teams like the Okinawa Diamond to come onto military bases and play. The Okinawa Diamond baseball team is from Naha, Okinawa, Japan. - The Okinawa Diamond baseball team circles around their coach before a game against the Okiboys March 18 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The Okiboys baseball team has been in existence for 12 years, and is an American high school level team that invites local teams like the Okinawa Diamond to come onto military bases and play. The Okinawa Diamond baseball team is from Naha, Okinawa, Japan.

Commissioned officers and senior enlisted service members with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College listen intently to Marine Capt. Robin D. Brewer, July 16, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. The Okinawan sailors participated in an extensive question-and-answer-style briefing, followed by a static display of an MV 22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Before going up to the aircraft, Brewer questions the JMSDF attendees had regarding the Osprey and its capabilities. Brewer is a Tallahassee, Florida, native and an Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/Released) - Commissioned officers and senior enlisted service members with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College listen intently to Marine Capt. Robin D. Brewer, July 16, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. The Okinawan sailors participated in an extensive question-and-answer-style briefing, followed by a static display of an MV 22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Before going up to the aircraft, Brewer questions the JMSDF attendees had regarding the Osprey and its capabilities. Brewer is a Tallahassee, Florida, native and an Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Pete Sanders/Released)