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CAMP COURNTEY, OKINAWA, Japan - Soldiers from the Japan Self-Defense Force presented 1,000 paper cranes to Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez, the III Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, and members of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force on Dec. 20, 2017 at the Battle of Okinawa monument in Okinawa, Japan.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (NNS) -- Sailors can now have additional resources to attain mastery at their fingertips with the new Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) mobile app that became available in the App Store, Google Play, and Navy App Locker Dec. 18.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2017 — It’s the holidays, and millions of Americans are making their way to visit family and friends.

And many of those travelers are military personnel returning home from their duty stations.

“Hey ma’am, do you remember me?” said a male voice. Army Maj. Sarah Baker, a physical therapist, looked up to see a young infantry soldier standing next to her as she sat in a dining facility in Iraq. “I got back to my unit and look at me now. Thank you for helping me get here,” he said.

Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, III MEF, brought home the Lloyd Memorial Trophy, Dec. 19, 2017, after the annual pacific division shooting matches held at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. It has been 40 years since the unit last won the trophy.

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- One of the most wide-reaching and significant changes to military pay and benefits over the last 70 years goes into effect Jan. 1, 2018, with the implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System, known as BRS.