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)

Kinser Elementary School 4th graders do ammo-can lifts Dec. 10 during Warrior Day on Camp Kinser. “The purpose of the Warrior Day is to provide the students of Kinser Elementary School an opportunity to conduct training similar to what their parents do,” said Staff Sgt. Tracie Mahan, from Fort Madison, Iowa. Mahan is a machinist with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Kinser Elementary School 4th graders do ammo-can lifts Dec. 10 during Warrior Day on Camp Kinser. “The purpose of the Warrior Day is to provide the students of Kinser Elementary School an opportunity to conduct training similar to what their parents do,” said Staff Sgt. Tracie Mahan, from Fort Madison, Iowa. Mahan is a machinist with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.