A city in central Okinawa will test its water for ‘forever chemicals’ after residents discovered a white foam oozing from a manhole near a Marine Corps airfield.

American students at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni got a special delivery of local Japanese fruit when the Yamaguchi Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative Association dropped off 1,600 mikans for the children to try.

Among the items part of the “Marine Football” exhibit are several donated by retired Marine Lt. Col. Ronald Eckert, including artifacts from his time leading the Quantico Marines Devil Dogs from 1971 until the program ended in 1972.

The fabric of some of the trench coat-style garments bleeds a noticeable orange substance when exposed to water or rain, resulting in an “unprofessional appearance,” the Marine Corps said. Such exposure also can stain and damage uniforms.

Officers found two .22 caliber rifles as well as .22 and .45 ammunition in a room on base housing that had been used for the past year by a felon with four prior convictions in Virginia.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Forces Japan, both headquartered at Camp Courtney on Okinawa, according to a Defense Department announcement.

Reconnaissance Marines had four run-ins with bears during recent parachute training in northern Japan, according to the commander of an Alaska-based U.S. Army battalion.

The chief of naval operations has recognized a Marine staff sergeant for repairing a sophisticated radar system used to defend troops against aerial threats.

The Corps is offering tens of thousands in primary military occupational specialty bonuses for reenlisting in certain eligible jobs for up to five years. In some jobs, more money is available in the form of kicker bonuses.

Two Marines recently provided first aid to a Japanese man in his 80s who was choking while experiencing a seizure at a ramen shop in northern Okinawa.