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There's still time for Service members, civilians and their Families to participate in the U.S./Japan Sports Exchange Program March 14 at Torii Station. There will be games, food, dancing and more. The program is sponsored by the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) and Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) in partnership with the ‪#‎USArmy‬ on Okinawa.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan --  A red-orange blaze erupts, illuminating the dark of night. Marines confront the dancing flames in the training pit with hoses jetting water to combat the fire.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan --  Education is the cornerstone of Black History Month. Reading and learning about influential leaders can often bring to light details that most people don’t know about.

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- After three years in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Lt. Ryota Hasebe finally got his chance to work with the U.S. Marines.
Hasebe, 28, joined the JGSDF in 2011 as an artillery officer, for two reasons.

ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE KORAT, Kingdom of Thailand -- Mixed teams of U.S. Marine and Royal Thai Aircraft Rescue Firefighting specialists competed in a Crash Crew Rodeo, Feb. 20. The competition celebrated the conclusion of Exercise Cobra Gold 2015 and the friendships between the Marine and Thai firefighters.

ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE KORAT, Kingdom of Thailand -- Royal Thai Air Force and U.S. service members attended a closing ceremony for Exercise Cobra Gold 15, Feb. 19.