Seaman Victor Hernandez, from Baldwin Park, Calif., reads to preschool children at the International Community School Singapore during a community service project with sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guide More
Gid A. Merz explains the plan for his Eagle Scout service project to Marines June 1 at Sugi Noko Preschool in Kin Town. Merz’s project was to clean and repaint the preschool. Marines from Camp Hansen volunteere More
Children from the class of 2026 graduate from preschool and receive their certificates of completion at the Maj. Gen. James L. Day Conference Center on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., June 7. The C More
Children, parents and caregivers sing and dance to “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” during a morning session of Playmorning held at the Kaneohe Bay branch of the Armed Services YMCA, Wednesday. Starting next year, the K More
Preschoolers listen as Marines introduce themselves during the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. During the first session of the program, Marines taught the students the “ABCs” More
Kids from the Child Development Center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., pose with firefighters after a fire safety class, Oct. 14. The firefighters taught kids about different things such as smo More
Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, brought candy and holiday spirit to the children at Josho Hoikuen during a community relations preschool visit, Dec. 9, 2014. The purpose of this event w More
Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visit Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 2015. Volunteers vis More
Service members teach Japanese students English at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a community relations preschool event conducted by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwak More
An Australian preschooler helps trim shrubbery at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, volunteered More
A group of volunteers with the Marine Memorial Chapel on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and local children pose for a photo during a community relations preschool visit at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Au More
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan—Children interact and choose their friend from the other school to play with during a friendship day at the Chura Warabi Center Feb. 16 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The ch More
Lance Cpl. Saddie Martinez shows the pictures in the book while she reads to students at Zukeren Elementary School during Read Across Department of Defense Education Activity Day March 2 aboard Camp Foster, Oki More
U.S. Navy Lt. James Hardy plays a game with a child at Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019. Marines and Sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III ME More
Julien Sarah, a native of Marshall, Minnesota, brings her son, Luke, to preschool story time at South Mesa Library on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26, 2018. The library hosts story time from More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Tung Nguyen reads a book to children at a local preschool in Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2018. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion helped children further thei More
Soldiers of E Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, visited the Memorial Child Development Center during a static display for preschool children in honor of Month of More
Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney talk to preschool students at the International Community School Singapore during a community service project with sailors from the Arl More
Marines repaint a second floor railing of the Sugi Noko Preschool June 1 in Kin Town. The Marines volunteered to help not only the school but also a Kadena Air Base Life Scout. “When I heard about this Eagle Sc More
Lance Cpl. Charles D. Cho, from Lakewood, Washington, says goodbye to a preschooler during the conclusion of the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. The new program is a monthly More
Susan Belt, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire Department, teaches children at the Child Development Center how to stop, drop and roll during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Cal More
Children from Josho Hoikuen perform a dance for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, residents, Dec. 9, 2014. The purpose of this event was to interact with the local community in a gesture of good will and More
A service member from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play with students at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 201 More
Volunteers interact with the students at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a community relations preschool event conducted by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan More
Daniel Croak, 2, blows bubbles during a mini family fun fair for the Kaneohe Bay Armed Services YMCA in building 455, May 29, 2015. The new trike path and accompanying shade structure were both recently complet More
An Australian volunteer and U.S. Marines pull a tree out of a schoolyard at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational F More
Volunteers with the Marine Memorial Chapel dodge water balloons during a water fight at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016. Local Japanese preschoolers enjoyed a day of fun filled activities as par More
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan—Children design kites during a friendship day at the Chura Warabi Center Feb. 16 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The children decorated the kites with vibrant colors and stic More
Lance Cpl. Saddie Martinez reads a book to students at Zukeren Elementary School during Read Across Department of Defense Education Activity Day March 2 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Martinez interacted w More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Sim talks with one of the preschoolers as they play a game of duck, duck, goose at the Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019. “I always enjoy wo More
Jamie Collins, a youth services librarian, hosts preschool story time at South Mesa Library on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26, 2018. Collins has been working for the library for three years. More
U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion help children learn English at a local preschool in Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2018. Marines volunteer at a local school to help children im More
Seaman Apprentice Albert Ugarte, from Los Angeles, reads to preschool students at the International Community School Singapore during a community service project with sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided More
Marines clean the front of the building outside of Sugi Noko Preschool June 1 in Kin Town asa poster identifies Gid A. Merz’s Eagle Scout service project . The project is a Boy Scout’s opportunity to test his l More
Preschool students and Marines dance and sing to “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” during the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. While volunteering at the local school, Marines More
A preschool student practices crawling under smoke during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 14. Firefighters from the Miramar Fire Department also showed children from th More
A volunteer from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, dressed as Santa Claus, hands out candy to the children at Josho Hoikuen during a community relations preschool visit, Dec. 9, 2014. The purpose of this More
Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 2015. Volunteers v More
Kenshawn McClurkin, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, reads an English picture book to Japanese students at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a community relation More
Kami Harmer and her daughter, Weslyn, rest beneath the new shade structure during a mini family fun fair for the Kaneohe Bay Armed Services YMCA in building 455, May 29, 2015. The new trike path and accompanyin More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Samuel T. Gbatu trims shrubbery at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, volunteer More
A Japanese local preschooler throws a water balloon during a water fight at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016. The Marine Memorial Chapel had been hosting community relations preschool visits for More
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan—Children play with a parachute during a friendship day at the Chura Warabi Center Feb. 16 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. The children’s faces lit up with smiles when they sp More
Lt. Col. Jason Kut asks children for a vote on which story they’d like him to read at Zukeren Elementary School during Read Across Department of Defense Education Activity Day March 2 aboard Camp Foster, Okinaw More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, say goodbye to the children of Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019 More
Sue Ryan and her daughter Elizabeth, color a plate together during preschool story time at South Mesa Library on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26, 2018. Preschool story time included reading, More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Lyssa A. Hiatt locks hands with a child while playing a game at a local preschool in Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2018. After helping the children learned phrases in English, the Marines inter More
Staff Sgt. Kendrick Gaines, a heavy machinery operator assigned to E Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, teaches preschool children about military vehicles during More
Marines and preschoolers meet each other for the first time during the new “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. The new program is a monthly activity in which Marines volunteer to More
A firefighter with the Miramar Fire Department puts on his gear during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 14. The class taught preschool children what a smoke alarm was fo More
U.S. Marine 1st Lt. J.C. Wright rakes up leaves at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, volunteere More
A volunteer with the Marine Memorial Chapel blows bubbles at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers participated in singing, blowing bubbles and a water fig More
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan—Children play underneath a parachute during a friendship day at the Chura Warabi Center Feb. 16 aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. To make it easier to learn names during the ev More
Master Sgt. Daniel J. Melton shows pictures while he reads to students at Zukeren Elementary School during Read Across Department of Defense Education Activity Day March 2 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Re More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, take a class photo together at Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019 More
Sara Harper, a native of Tucson, Arizona, brings her two-year-old son, Joseph, to preschool story time at South Mesa Library on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 26, 2018. The library has hosted t More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Xavier Ortiz Candelario locks hands with children while playing a game at a local preschool in Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2018. After helping the children learn phrases in English, the Marin More
Marines and preschoolers sing the “ABCs” song in English during the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. “I believe it is a benefit to kids when they start learning (English) when More
Susan Belt, a fire inspector with the Miramar Fire Department, tells preschool children not to be afraid of firefighters in full gear during a fire safety class aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., More
U.S. Marines remove an old fence at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, volunteered with preschoo More
A volunteer extends her hand to a Japanese local preschooler at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016. The children bonded with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers through laughter, blowin More
Staff Sgt. Tina D. Downing reads “I can lick 30 tigers today!” to students at Zukeren Elementary School during Read Across Department of Defense Education Activity Day March 2 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Sim congratulates a student of Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019. The preschoolers received a certification of completion for their English More
A preschooler introduces herself in English to Marines and her classmates during the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. “I believe it is a benefit to kids when they start learni More
Jonah Baluca, 10, helps his brother, Alijah, with his ride on the new trike path during a mini family fun fair for the Kaneohe Bay Armed Services YMCA in building 455, May 29 2015. The new trike path and accomp More
An Australian preschooler carries potting mix at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, volunteered More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Clark plays a game of rock, paper, scissors with preschoolers of Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019. “I help out in the local community to give More
Pfc. Loren D. Cluff, right, from Snowflake, Arizona, tells the students that he is feeling great during the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. While volunteering at the school, More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Adrian Lozano helps an Australian preschooler carry potting mix at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marin More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, III MEF Information Group, hand out certificates of completion for preschool-level English language knowledge at Ginoza Preschool More
Staff Sgt. Kendrick Gaines (center), a heavy machinery operator assigned to E Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, teaches preschool children about military vehicle More
Marines and preschool students sing the “ABCs” during the “Play in English” program Sept. 19 at Namisato Nursery in Kin Town. “I believe it is a benefit to kids when they start learning (English) when they are More
Dylan Wilson enters the room during a graduation ceremony for the preschool children at the Kaneohe Bay Armed Services YMCA in building 455, May 29, 2015. Some of the children will be entering kindergarten next More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Simon Delacruz helps an Australian preschooler rake a garden at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine R More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus Carter plays with preschoolers at the Ginoza Preschool in Sokei, Ginoza Village, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 19, 2019. “I take pride in volunteering. It builds a relationship a More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents volunteer to bring holiday spirit to local preschools in Iwakuni City, Japan, December 10, 2019. This event is among multiple events aboard MCAS Iwakuni during More
Ambrielle Wallace sits with her classmates during a graduation ceremony for the preschool children at the Kaneohe Bay Armed Services YMCA in building 455, May 29, 2015. Some of the children will be entering kin More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Adrian Lozano helps an Australian preschooler plant seeds at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rota More
Cpl. Barry Jainath (center), a petroleum specialist assigned to E Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, teaches preschool children about military vehicles during dur More
Santa and his elf shake childrens' hands during Christmas preschool visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, December 10, 2019. This event is among multiple events aboard MCAS Iwakuni during the holidays that promotes cam More
An Australian preschooler wears a U.S. Marine’s gloves to plant seeds at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Forc More
Santa gives children high fives during a Christmas preschool visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, December 10, 2019. This event is among multiple events aboard MCAS Iwakuni during the holidays that promotes camaraderi More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Simon B. Delacruz helps an Australian preschooler spread potting mix onto a garden at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordina More
Children of Josho Hoikuen Preschool perform Jingle Bells for Santa during his visit to the preschool in Iwakuni City, Japan, Dec. 10, 2019. This event is among multiple events aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iw More
Cpl. Barry Jainath, a petroleum specialist assigned to E Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, teaches preschool children about military vehicles during during a sta More
Children of Josho Hoikuen Preschool perform skit for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents during a Christmas preschool visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, December 10, 2019. This event is among multiple More
Josho Hoikuen Preschool students perform a flamenco dance during a Christmas preschool visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, December 10, 2019. This event is among multiple events aboard MCAS Iwakuni during the holiday More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Adrian Lozano helps Australian preschoolers plant seeds at Millner Preschool, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 28, 2016. U.S. Marines with Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotati More
Josho Hoikuen preschool students perform a samurai dance during a Christmas preschool visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, December 10, 2019. This event is among multiple events aboard MCAS Iwakuni during the holidays More