October 14, 2011 — Rear Adm. Michael H. Anderson, medical officer to the Marine Corps, with Headquarters Marine Corps’ Health Services, visited the Tactical Medical Simulation Center to assess the quality of health care being delivered by the medical personnel of III Marine Expeditionary Force Oct. 5.“The medical simulation center is the place for Marines and sailors MORE
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October 14, 2011 — Marines and sailors honed antiterrorism and mass casualty response skills during a realistic exercise here Oct. 5.During the scenario, two antagonists, wearing simulated suicide vests loaded with improvised explosive devices infiltrated a notional social event. One bomber’s vest exploded, but the second bomber’s did not, and the second bomber was MORE
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October 14, 2011 — Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence, a performing arts group, showcased their talents at various military installations across Okinawa Oct 6-7.H.Y.P.E. is a performing arts group consisting of eight members, five females and three males. The group conveys its messages of respect, self-worth and purpose through dance, stomp and spoken word, MORE
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October 14, 2011 — Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron returned to the Okinawa Chuo-Ikusei-En Home for the Disabled, to help clean and maintain proper upkeep of the facility Oct. 7.This is the second visit for the squadron, with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.Chuo-Ikusei-En, located in Haebaru Cho is a home for Okinawa community members MORE
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October 14, 2011 — Airport security can be time-consuming to navigate through, especially if travelers inadvertently violate customs restrictions while departing or arriving on Okinawa through the Naha International Airport.“We tell everyone coming in from (or leaving for) deployment to carefully check their pockets, equipment and luggage for any government MORE
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October 10, 2011 — More than 60 U.S. Marines, sailors and airmen assigned to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and seabees from the Philippine navy have recently been working together to construct a new school here. The armed forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces have conducted construction projects like this for the past 28 years during the annual MORE
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October 06, 2011 — Nearly 50 chess and poker players shuffled decks of cards and arranged game pieces during a chess and Texas Hold’em tournament at The Palms Club on Camp Hansen Oct. 1.The event allowed participants the opportunity of entering into either poker or chess tournaments, said Alexander F. Demitras, club operations assistant with The Palms Club.Chess and MORE
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October 06, 2011 — All around the world, organizations host events to raise awareness for cancer. At the IronWorks Fitness Center here, Marine Corps Community Services Health Promotion hosted an event Oct. 1 to raise awareness for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.For several hours, service members and their families participated in a spin-a-thon to contribute to MORE
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October 06, 2011 — Simulated ammunition snapped through the dense jungle vegetation as Marines with Kilo Battery conducted a simulated ambush during the jungle skills course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center at Camp Gonsalves Sept. 29.The battery, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., is currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MORE
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October 06, 2011 — The sergeant major of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Warrant Officer Ichiro Shimizu, visited III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Tactical Medical Simulation Center here Sept. 29.Shimizu, accompanied by assistant sergeant major of the JGSDF, Warrant Officer Tatsuya Miura; sergeant major of the 15th Brigade, Warrant Officer Yukio Uema; and MORE
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