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Torii MWR - Okinawa has a Fresh Fish Market at CJ's on Torii Beach every Saturday until Labor Day. Itoman fishing port is providing the freshly caught fish, head and tail on, cleaned and scaled for you to take home or cook on the grill provided by CJ's. Join us for some deliciousness.

JELLYFISH OUTBREAK: Okinawa has issued a Habu Jellyfish Outbreak Advisory for the period of June 1 to September 30, 2017.

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan— -- “Before I joined the Marine Corps I was sexually assaulted, which is what instilled my passion to become a UVA,” said Staff Sgt. Tina Downing, Uniform Victim Advocate with Marine Corps Installations Pacific. “I wanted survivors of sexual assault to feel like they had help in a way that I did not.”

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – In the early morning light, a silhouette ascends the white cinder-block tower's short staircase, briefly pausing at the top to jingle open the structure's single hatch. Moments later, a voice echoes across the quiet range.

HENOKO, OKINAWA, Japan – A U.S. Marine and Okinawan silently face off, grasp each other’s colored belts, and wait for the signal. The referee taps them on the back, and the bout begins.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. James Lewis , center, relinquished command as the 12th Marines’ commanding officer after passing the regiment’s colors to Col. Jeffrey Morgan during a relief and appointment ceremony aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, on June 9, 2017.