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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji Kimizuka, Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, after they both observed MCB Camp Foster Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines perform a hostage rescue situation demonstration during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) at Camp Foster. This exercise is a base wide event designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (right), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, presents a coin to US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Brad Turner, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, to show gratitude for allowing him to visit and witness the Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (left), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, shakes hands with US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Glenn L. Wagner, Commanding Officer (CO), Headquarters and Service (H&S) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, after observing a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (right), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, shakes hands with US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Brad Turner (left), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, as a show of gratitude for allowing him to visit and witness the Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji Kimizuka, Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, watch MCB Camp Foster Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines perform a hostage rescue situation demonstration during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) at Camp Foster. This exercise is a base wide event designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JCSDF) Colonel (COL) Yokuni (center), Deputy Commander, listens as a female translator (back to camera) speaks to US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant (LT) Corte-Real (right), Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan. These JGSDF officials are at Gate 6 at the start of their observation tour of Camp Foster during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004
US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner (second from left), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, talks with Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji Kimizuka (third from right), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, about the day to day operations at Camp Foster and the specific events that occur during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This exercise is a base wide event designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004
Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGDSF) Colonel (COL) Yokuni (center), Deputy Commander, JGDSF, speaks with a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Security Forces, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), about the shotgun that he and other Security Marines are issued when they stand guard, while COL Yokuni is on an official tour of Camp Foster during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the base security elements could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (left), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, visits an irrigation ditch located on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, after observing a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (center, facing camera), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, and US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Brad Turner (right, back to camera), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, discuss the simulated hostage rescue by a USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler
State: Okinawa
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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