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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Albert J. Carls
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3D MARDIV conduct exercise Samurai 2-20

The purpose of this exercise is to conduct battle drills that validate the 3rd Marine Division’s movement, setup of a combat operations center, force protection, and passage of command and control...
Marines with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on March 29, 2019. India Company is the first combined company of male and female recruits to graduate from recruit training. VIVIEN ALSTAD/U.S. MARINE CORPS
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Defense budget bill would end Marine Corps’ gender-segregated recruit training

Male and female Marine Corps recruits will train together at boot camp under a provision in the new defense budget, ending the service’s practice of gender segregation.
An F/A-18 Super Hornet from Carrier Air Wing 5 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, takes part in field carrier landing practice at Iwo Jima, Japan, May 17, 2019. JAMES BOLINGER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Japan to pay $146 million for small island pegged to serve as Navy pilots’ training ground

The owner of a small island off the coast of Kyushu has agreed to sell the property to Japan, which plans to turn it into a site for U.S. naval aviators to practice carrier landings, the chief cabinet minister’s office announced Monday.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun
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U.S. Marines conduct urban breach demolition and explosives training during exercise Fuji Viper 20-2

U.S. Marines conduct urban breach demolition and explosives training during exercise Fuji Viper 20-2 on Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 27, 2019.
The I.G. Brown Training and Education Center's PCE Division announced that it is now called TEC University, effective Nov. 1, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard illustration)
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Division of Air National Guard's education center changes its name, direction

The Air National Guard division that manages professional continuing education for thousands of Airmen has changed its name.
U.S. Marines Corps Lance Cpl. William Anderson with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Provost Marshal Office (PMO), Operations, participates in an active shooter, training Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 26, 2019. Marines with PMO conducted the training to ensure readiness and reliability in the event of an active shooter. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Karis Mattingly)
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PMO active shooter training on Camp Foster

U.S. Marines participated in an active shooter training Nov. 26, on Camp Foster. Marines with Provost Marshal Office conducted the training to ensure readiness and reliability in the event of an active shooter.
Onlookers sit on a pier as the USS John S. McCain departs Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 28, 2019, to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing, the ship's first underway since its collision in 2017. TORREY W. LEE/U.S. NAVY
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Navy lacks means to evaluate success of revamped ship-driving training, GAO report finds

Senior Navy officials told a government watchdog agency it could take 16 years or more to know if recent training reforms will lead to greater ship-driving proficiency across the surface fleet.
U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Soldiers with 97th Transportation Company, 10th Support Group, work together to quickly embark transportation vehicles and a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System on the U.S. Army Vessel Harpers Ferry (LCU-2022) during a joint service HIMARS embarkation training exercise in Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. D’Angelo Yanez)
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HIMARS and Army Landing Craft conduct joint amphibious training

U.S. Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and soldiers with 10th Support Group successfully embarked and disembarked a U.S. Marine High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a U.S. Army landing craft, utility, 2000, Oct. 31, 2019, in Okinawa, Japan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa
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18th LRS conducts ATSO training

Airmen demonstrate the one-man carry technique during Ability to Survive and Operate training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 12, 2019.
Air Force basic military trainees of the 326th Training Squadron receive the first operational camouflage pattern uniforms during initial issue Oct. 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. SARAYUTH PINTHONG/U.S. AIR FORCE
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Air Force recruits start receiving new OCP uniform in basic training

Air Force recruits in basic training are now being issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform, which is part of a larger change in uniforms throughout the service.
Photos by Shoji Kudaka
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Start 2020 off right with a Japanese tradition

Although there are many “good luck foods” for the new year in this world, the majority of locals in Okinawa have only one thing in their mind New Year’s Eve: Okinawa soba.
Photo by Shoji Kudaka
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Have a happy and sticky new year on Okinawa

Given that it’s made from sticky rice, just like the Japanese rice cake, and how similar the names are, it’s understandable to assume mochi and Okinawan muchi are the same.
The Mexican Taco Burger from Captain Kangaroo on Okinawa features a chunky beef patty, melted cheese, guacamole, tomato, sour cream and chili beans. AYA ICHIHASHI/STARS AND STRIPES
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Captain Kagaroo popular with tourists and locals for good reason

Imagine a juicy meat patty blanketed by warm melted cheese, topped with delicious guacamole, crispy lettuce and a tangy tomato slice. Ladle over it a spoonful of chili sauce and sandwich it all nicely in a chewy, toasty sesame-seed bun.
Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi
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Tapioca designated as Japan’s dish of 2019

It’s official — tapioca has been named Japan’s dish of 2019. The tea drink with tapioca pearl balls has hit the country by storm, prompting Gurunavi Research Institute, a survey company, to select it for the designation.
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Enjoy traditional Okinawan cuisine at Irohatei

Anyone in search of a meal with an authentic local taste will be pleased to find Irohatei, a restaurant specializing in traditional Okinawan cuisine.
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Salvatore Cuomo at Manza Beach serves authentic Neapolitan food

There are 34 locations in Tokyo alone. Here on Okinawa, ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort is the only place where people can enjoy the popular taste. But having pizza and wine on the beach is sure to match any experience at a Tokyo branch.