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Camp Courtney, OKINAWA, Japan— U.S. service members and their families attended Camp Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan December 8, 2018.

Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon listen to a safety brief prior to a simulated high altitude, low opening parachute jump and Reconnaissance and Surveillance mission as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MEU Exercise, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Kerekgyarto, a supply clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, provides security during Noncombatant Evacuation Operations training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2018. Kerekgyarto, a native of McKinney, Texas, graduated from high school December, 2017, before enlisting from RSS McKinney in August, 2017.

CAMP HIGASHI-CHITOSE, Japan-- The United States and Japanese national anthems sounded throughout the gymnasium as two formations of Soldiers, representing different cultures, ideas and languages, stood side by side. Each Soldier raised a fist in the air and, in response to their respective generals, shouted "Tomoni maie!" Onward together.

FORT LEE, Va. – Military commissaries will operate under a holiday schedule beginning Dec.24, the Defense Commissary Agency announced.

Note: To watch a video on DeCA’s YouTube page related to saving on your holiday meals, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xh2ODgNvlY.