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Photo Of U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mastin M. Robeson Jr, oncoming commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.

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Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division conducts change of command ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mastin M. Robeson Jr, oncoming commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, gives remarks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.

Photo Of Lt. Brittany Brooks with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Okinawa and the department head for Business Operations at U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa.

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Navy Medicine improvement projects bolster warfighter readiness in Pacific region

Rapid Improvement Event category in the 2025 Naval Medical Forces Pacific Continuous Process Improvement Project Competition with their project “Improve Central Booking Effectiveness.”

Photo Of USO Cam Hansen staff Jon Roche

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USO Okinawa Staff Spotlight-Meet Jon!

Jon comes from a multicultural background, with family roots in Eastbourne, England, and Dallas, Texas.

Photo Of U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Johnson inspects a generator at Kadena Air Base.

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System Integration: Airmen and Marines collaborate to broaden air defense capabilities at Kadena AB

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Johnson, 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion electrician, inspects a generator at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordyn Heard transports and attaches inert munitions.

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Kadena 18th MXG holds weapons load competition

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordyn Heard, 355th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron load crew member, transports and attaches inert munitions during 18th Wing Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025.

Photo Of U.S. Navy Capt. Patrick Brown, Defense Logistics Agency Indo-Pacific commander, left, prepares to receive the guidon from U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Knutson, DLA Energy Okinawa outgoing commander, right, during a change of command ceremony.

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Defense Logistics Agency Energy Okinawa hosts Change of Command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Knutson, Defense Logistics Agency Energy Okinawa outgoing commander, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Dominic Baker, DLA Energy Okinawa incoming commander, participated in a change of command ceremony.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ronan Zhou, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management personnel, sets up a hazardous material decontamination tent during a joint hazardous materials recertification course at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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Kadena AB Airmen, Guardsmen and Marines train in HAZMAT response

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ronan Zhou, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management personnel, sets up a hazardous material decontamination tent. during a joint hazardous materials recertification course at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

Photo Of U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sterling Morgan, 134th Logistics Readiness Squadron, pulls a fuel hose.

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134th CES participates in Forward Arming and Refueling Point training event at Kadena AB

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sterling Morgan, 134th Logistics Readiness Squadron, pulls a fuel hose during a joint Forward Arming and Refueling Point training event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 18, 2025.

Photo Of Airman 1st Class Emmaly Southworth turns a wrench while working on the BRU-61 munitions carriage system.

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Kadena 18th MUNS armament modernization

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emmaly Southworth, 18th Munitions Squadron armament maintenance member, turns a wrench while working on the BRU-61 munitions carriage system, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2025

Photo Of U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa Lt. Col. Elizabeth Johnson, incoming commander, prepares to pass the garrison guidon during a Change of Command ceremony at Torii Station, Japan.

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Change of Command: New leadership for USAG Okinawa

U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa held a Change of Command ceremony to bid farewell to Lt. Col. Rachel Bowers and welcome Lt. Col. Elizabeth Johnson at Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, on June 18, 2025.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, commander Air Force Special Operations Command, passes the organizational flag of the 353rd Special Operations Wing to Col. Stewart Parker, incoming 353rd SOW commander, during a change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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353 SOW conducts Change of Command Ceremony

The change of command ceremony formally transferred command of the 353rd Special Operations Wing from Col. Shawn Young to Col. Stewart Parker.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Terrell Ford, Noncommissioned Officer Academy Okinawa director of staff, pose for a photo during the first annual Pacific Air Forces Strategic Development event at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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First annual PACAF strategic development event

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Terrell Ford, Noncommissioned Officer Academy Okinawa director of staff, pose for a photo during the first annual Pacific Air Forces Strategic Development event at Kadena Air Base.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas B. Evans, 18th Wing Commander, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Allen F. Dismuke Jr., 18th Comptroller Squadron incoming commander.

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Kadena 18 CPTS welcomes Lt. Col. Dismuke

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas B. Evans, left, 18th Wing Commander, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Allen F. Dismuke Jr., 18th Comptroller Squadron incoming commander, during the 18th CPTS change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 16, 2025.

Photo Of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zacaiah Cooper is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

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CLR-37 KMEP 25.1 awards presentation on Camp Kinser, Okinawa

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zacaiah Cooper is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during an award presentation ceremony on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, June 11, 2025.

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