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U.S. service members with Camp Hansen Single Marine Program and local preschool students and staff members pose for a group photo after an Earth Day cleanup and mangrove-planting event at Nature Mirai Kan in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2025.

(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Aya Ichihashi)

U.S. service members with Camp Hansen Single Marine Program and local preschool students and staff members pose for a group photo after an Earth Day cleanup and mangrove-planting event at Nature Mirai Kan in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, April 25, 2025. This event has started in 2013 to honor the Earth Day and to connect and reinforce friendship between Camp Hansen and local community. This year, participants planted a total of 10 mangrove trees.

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