From left to right, Toshihisa Takata, ambassador in

From left to right, Toshihisa Takata, ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Atsushi Sakima, mayor, Ginowan City; Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy, commanding general, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade; Kurayoshi Takara, vice governor of Okinawa prefecture; Hirofumi Takida, director general, Okinawa Defense Bureau and Lt. Col. Matthew W. Stover, commanding officer, VMGR-152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, shake hands following the VMGR-152 transfer ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 15, 2014. VMGR-152 is departing MCAS Futenma and arriving at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. The KC-130J squadron transfer is an appropriate step to consolidate, realign and reduce our impacts on Okinawa, and still effectively respond to crisis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Sara A. Medina/ Released)