GINOWAN CITY, OKINAWA, Japan – Chief Warrant Officer
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Players with the Yomitan Beach Boys and the Camp Hansen
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Sensei Kiyokazu Ooura (Right) demonstrates a technique
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U.S. Marines begin cleaning Ginowan Seaside Park, Ginowan,
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Lance Cpl. Derek S. Pulu helps a student clean a window
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GINOWAN, OKINAWA, Japan- Cpl. Tayler Schwamb pulls
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MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- AYokohama DeNA BayStars
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Col. Peter Lee and Ginowan Mayor Atsuchi Sakima pose
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GINOWAN, OKINAWA, Japan- The Gunner’s Gym dragon boat
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U.S. Marines, sailors and boy scouts volunteered to
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The Okinawa Defense Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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Students view a close up of an insect species display
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A construction worker clears out trees along the Habu
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GINOWAN CITY, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marine Chief Warrant
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Army Sgt. Glen Hewey, right, an investigator with the
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Lt. Col. Bradley Magrath, right, poses with Atsushi
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Service members and civilians enjoy services offered
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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller
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Pedro Bernardy practices blocking techniques with U.S.
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Koichiro Nakajima, the director of the Okinawa Defense
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MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Marines and Yokohama
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Steele, commanding officer
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U.S. service members run during the the 42nd Ginowan
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LCpl. Dalia Nava, a food-service specialist with
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An untouched portion of the Habu Trail awaits clearing
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Col. Peter Lee meets with the Ginowan Mayor Atsuchi
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Kiyoko Somei, left center, and Pfc. James M. Phillips
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Sheisho Morine, the president of Hagoromo Park Management,
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A participant runs during the the 42nd Ginowan Traffic
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U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Steele, commanding officer
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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sabrina Svoboda, an operations
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Local Ginowan City community members cook Okinawan
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U.S. service members with Marine Corps Installations
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The 34th annual Traffic Safety Campaign relay race
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MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan – A wasabi game participant
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Service members with the Single Marine Program venture
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Johnson scoops red
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Col. Peter N. Lee, center left, and Sgt. Maj. Delvin
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Morine Seiso, center, speaks to Marines and sailors
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Members examine motorcycle brake pads during the
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Service members with the Single Marine Program pick
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Johnson pounds rice
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The Okinawa Defense Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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A sign stands at the beginning of the Habu Trail Dec.
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MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan – Lt. Col. Bob Sweginnis,
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U.S. service members with Marine Corps Installations
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Japan Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Defense,
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Players with the Yomitan Beach Boys and the Camp Hansen
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A United Services Organization sign hangs over an English
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Johnson rolls rice
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Lt. Col. Robert Sweginnis, left, and Hisashi Nagano
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Marathon runners sprint to the finish line of the Okinawa
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan –
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Day, assigned to Marine
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Yuko Murayoshi demonstrates how to put on an obi, a
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Students in the Okinawa Amerasian School examine a
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MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan- Capt. Tobin Lewis receives
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GINOWAN CITY, OKINAWA, Japan – The audience applauses
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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Sim talks with one of
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet, far
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with III Marine Expeditionary
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Knapp is presented with
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The Okinawa Defense Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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From left, Toshihisa Takata, Atsushi Sakima, Ryota
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GINOWAN, OKINAWA, Japan- Service members collect trash
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Chief Hospital Corpsman Amanda Derequito, assigned
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Masanao Ishihara, Okinawan veteran marathoner, receives
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U.S. service members with Marine Corps Installations
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Dance contestants in the 2019 Ginowan Hagoromo Festival
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U.S. Marines pose for a photo following a beach cleanup
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Japan Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Defense,
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A guest visits and sings in to the United Service
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U.S. Service members, Department of Defense employees
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The Okinawa Defense Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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Folk duo Iora from Tokyo was invited to perform alongside
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Kiyoko Somei, center, provides discussion topics to
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Cpl. Sonja Doss, 4th squad leader for Corporal’s Course
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MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan— Maj. Gen. Malavet, left,
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Japanese and U.S. participants begin the “Magic 10-Miler”
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Cardell, a helicopter
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Col. James G. Flynn joins members of the Ginowan City
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U.S. Marines and Okinawan residents carry bags filled
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U.S. Marines and Okinawa residents pose for a group
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Col. James G. Flynn and Elena Takaho taste homemade
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Hironobu Sugawara, center, speaks with Ginowan City
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Lt. Col. Robert Sweginnis, left, and Hisashi Nagano
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U.S. Forces Japan employees stand as the branch of
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Okinawa and Marine Corps officials tour the flightline
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Kieko Yamashiro, right, accepts a certificate on behalf
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Cpl. Paul P. Packer removes trash from a planter area
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An Okinawa Amerasian School student poses for a photo
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U.S. Marine Corps Capt. George McArthur plays a sanshin
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Lance Cpl. Alyssa J. Plunk, left, stacks foam squares
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Volunteers pull pounded rice out of a barrel during
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Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Marcus Carter plays
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Okinawa and Marine Corps officials tour the flightline
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