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Visit the Battle of Okinawa Historical Society's museum on Camp Kinser and relive the Battle of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge, the former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters and Peace Prayer Park. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a hat.

Join us as we come together to sing Christmas Carols! Enjoy carols followed by cookies and hot chocolate!

Date: Dec. 21, 7-8;30 p.m.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan hosted an annual holiday party at the Foster Fieldhouse Dec. 5 aboard Camp Foster.

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan -- Members from the local and military communities on Okinawa came together for the 24th Annual Camp Courtney Christmas Festival Dec. 9 aboard Camp Courtney.

The festival brought the attendees a weekend of fun, Christmas-themed activities.

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, cook a three-course meal during a food service evaluation designed for the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, December 8, 2017. MWSS-172 Marines competed to earn the title ‘Best Field Mess’ for the Asia-Pacific region.

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, post security during a simulated non-combatant evacuation operation as part of MEU Exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2017. MEUEX is the first in a series of pre-deployment training events that prepare the 31st MEU to deploy at a moment’s notice.