(Cpl. Alex Fairchild, U.S. Marine Corps)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuil Kays, center, an engineer equipment electrical systems technician with 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, poses for a group photo after a naturalization ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2024. During the ceremony, a total of eight service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel from six different countries received their U.S. citizenship and naturalization certificates, commemorated by a recital of the Oath of Allegiance. After fulfilling the requirements to become a citizen, established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, U.S. citizenship is officially granted to a foreign citizen through a naturalization ceremony. Kays is a native of Ukraine.
