7th Communication Battalion

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Madeline Prine, an automotive maintenance technician with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, gives scuba diving lessons on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, March 24, 2022. Prine is a certified scuba instructor through the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
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A life underwater - Cpl. Madeline Prine

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Madeline Prine, an automotive maintenance technician with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, operates on a 7-ton truck on Camp...
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First in, last out: Marines from 7th Communication Battalion participate in Yama Sakura 79

U.S. Marines from 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group participated in Yama Sakura 79 with Marines from 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade as well as soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, 2020 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance. Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert
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7th Communication Battalion Marine receives Littleton Award for operational communications excellence

Sgt. Christopher Delgado, a tactical and digital wideband transmissions supervisor with Alpha Company, 7th Communication Battalion, was recently awarded the PFC Herbert A. Littleton Noncommissioned Officer Trophy for Operational Communications Excellence.
U.S. Navy Lt. Hal Jones prays at the base of Mt. Suribachi, Japan, July 2, 2019. Jones, the Navy Chaplain of 7th Communication Battalion, spoke with the Marines and Sailors and did a moment of silence to honor the service members that died in the Battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck)
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Okinawa Marines and Sailors visit Iwo To

74 years ago the U.S. Marine Corps underestimated their enemy, what they had anticipated to be a short battle against the outnumbered Japanese troops ended up as a 36-day siege resulting in nearly 7,000 Marines losing their lives.
Photo by Shoji Kudaka
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VIDEO| Cooking up Okinawa's bitter melon Goya

If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon.
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Discover wonders of Okinawa's only depachika

As you see more and more shopping malls and super markets open on Okinawa these days, the word Depachika seems a little outdated, especially to those who are more used to casually shopping at shopping malls.
Photos by Shoji Kudaka
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VIDEO| Japanese comfort foods great cure if you're sick

If you do get sick in Japan, the good news is that there are many delicious foods to help you feel better in no time.
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Japanese seaweed: All about 6 of Japan’s most popular varieties!

As an island nation, Japan harvests numerous types of seaweed from all around the country, such as hijiki from the crevices of rocks by the sea, and kombu from the shallow waters off the coastline.
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Taste of Japan: Crispy pork cutlet with soft, scrumptious egg

Katsudon is a popular Japanese food made with deep-fried breaded pork cutlet, egg, and seasonings over rice.
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Strange Japanese foods foreigners in Japan love

Here are some foods that may appear strange to foreigners but are quite delicious and findable in Japan.