Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visits Okinawa to talk readiness and lethality

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visits Okinawa to talk readiness and lethality
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black is in Okinawa this week to host the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Force Level Summit, which brings together sergeant majors from three- and four-star commands across the service to address readiness and the Corps’ ability to inflict lethal force, Marine officials said.
Black chose Okinawa as the site for the quarterly conference — usually held in Washington, D.C. — because of the importance placed on the Indo-Pacific region by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger’s Planning Guidance and the National Defense Strategy.
Black said the Corps remains focused on developing a force to meet “peer” threats in and around the region.
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