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A Marine from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion checks to make sure fuel is running to a 500-pound bladder during a combat readiness exercise for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, April 20, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
A Marine from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion checks to make sure fuel is running to a 500-pound bladder during a combat readiness exercise for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Kin Blue Beach, Okinawa, April 20, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

Marines test their island-fighting skills during exercises in Okinawa

The Marine Corps on Okinawa put the commandant’s island-fighting doctrine into practice in another series of military exercises this month by sending Marines, fighter jets and helicopters to rough landing sites in an austere location.

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Pfc. Marvin Earl James Jr., 24, a transmission systems operator with 3rd Marine Division at Camp Courtney, pleaded guilty to forcible indecency and interfering with the public duties of police, during his first appearance at Naha District Court, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
Pfc. Marvin Earl James Jr., 24, a transmission systems operator with 3rd Marine Division at Camp Courtney, pleaded guilty to forcible indecency and interfering with the public duties of police, during his first appearance at Naha District Court, Wednesday, April 21, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

Marine in court admits to sexual assault on Okinawa; judge delays case

A Marine accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Naha parking lot and then shoving a police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday during his first appearance in Naha District Court.

Members of the Camp Schwab Fire Station on Okinawa pose with the commander of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Brig. Gen. William Bowers, far right, after receiving Commanding General Safety Award challenge coins. The firefighters helped rescue seven Marine carried out to sea in February. <br>Zachary Larsen/U.S. Marine Corps
Members of the Camp Schwab Fire Station on Okinawa pose with the commander of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Brig. Gen. William Bowers, far right, after receiving Commanding General Safety Award challenge coins. The firefighters helped rescue seven Marine carried out to sea in February. <br>Zachary Larsen/U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps recognizes first responders on Okinawa for water rescue near Camp Schwab

The Marines were kayaking from seaside Camp Schwab, on the island’s northeast coast, when they were sucked out to sea, Timothy Johnson, the Marine Corps Installations Pacific regional deputy fire chief, said Thursday by phone. The incident ended with no serious injuries.

Niki Franceschi, 30, a spouse and Marine veteran from Ohio, receives the one-shot vaccine by Johnson & Johnson at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. <br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
Niki Franceschi, 30, a spouse and Marine veteran from Ohio, receives the one-shot vaccine by Johnson & Johnson at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. <br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

Coronavirus surge sets new record in Osaka as US bases in Japan report 26 cases

Vaccine clinics at several U.S. bases in the Pacific for all eligible recipients ages 18 and older continued this week.

Kimberly Hipp, 37, an Air Force dependent from North Carolina, receives her second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Friday, April 9, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
Kimberly Hipp, 37, an Air Force dependent from North Carolina, receives her second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Friday, April 9, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

‘We’d love to have more’: Shot clinic turnout disappoints Air Force official on Okinawa

The coronavirus vaccine is becoming more widely available to U.S. service members and their families in Japan but turnout Friday at a Kadena shot clinic left a health care professional disappointed.

Navy civilian employee Robert Jackson disappeared Dec. 15, 2020, while fishing at Cape Zanpa on Okinawa's west coast, Japanese police said at the time. His body was discovered Dec. 31 close to Senaha Beach in Yomitan.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
Navy civilian employee Robert Jackson disappeared Dec. 15, 2020, while fishing at Cape Zanpa on Okinawa's west coast, Japanese police said at the time. His body was discovered Dec. 31 close to Senaha Beach in Yomitan.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

Navy identifies civilian worker found dead on Okinawa shore

The Navy on Okinawa has identified a civilian employee who died after vanishing from a popular tourist spot in December.

Marine Sgt. Jovany Gutierrez<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
Marine Sgt. Jovany Gutierrez<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

Marine honored on Okinawa for rescuing distressed local woman

Marine Sgt. Jovany Gutierrez, a military police officer and the driver for III Marine Expeditionary Force commander Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony at Camp Courtney on March 12.

Marine Cpl. Malik Pugh shows off a pair of goggles that allow him to see from the perspective of one of his homemade drones at Camp Kinser, Okinawa on Feb. 22, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
Marine Cpl. Malik Pugh shows off a pair of goggles that allow him to see from the perspective of one of his homemade drones at Camp Kinser, Okinawa on Feb. 22, 2021.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

Marine of tomorrow is an Edison of electronics in his barracks room on Okinawa

When a platoon commander conducted a barracks inspection for a Marine on Okinawa, he was shocked by what he found. It wasn't piles of trash or video games — but rather, a treasure trove of electronics and amateur inventions that has now made the young corporal the talk of the III Marine Expeditionary Force.

The waters off the Mihama area of Chatan town in Okinawa on March 29, 2021, two days after an Air Force civilian employee drowned in the area while swimming with a friend.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
The waters off the Mihama area of Chatan town in Okinawa on March 29, 2021, two days after an Air Force civilian employee drowned in the area while swimming with a friend.<br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

Air Force contractor drowns while snorkeling off Okinawa

Thang “Tu” Phung, a civilian who worked with the 18th Medical Support Squadron at Kadena Air Base, died Saturday.

Members of the 731st Air Mobility Squadron push kennels holding the pets of Patriot Express passengers at Osan Air Base, South Korea, in May 2015. Pet transportation issues spurred the military to try out a route between Seattle and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in 2020. <br>Shawn Nickel/U.S. Air Force
Members of the 731st Air Mobility Squadron push kennels holding the pets of Patriot Express passengers at Osan Air Base, South Korea, in May 2015. Pet transportation issues spurred the military to try out a route between Seattle and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in 2020. <br>Shawn Nickel/U.S. Air Force

Patriot Express makes Seattle-Guam route permanent, adds stop on Okinawa

U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command signed off on the route for the fiscal year 2022 Pentagon budget.

Marines watch over a hidden M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, during Exercise Castaway on Ie Shima, Okinawa, March 15, 2021. <br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes
Marines watch over a hidden M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, during Exercise Castaway on Ie Shima, Okinawa, March 15, 2021. <br>Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes

US troops practice island warfare concepts designed to control Western Pacific sea lanes

U.S. Marines, soldiers and airmen for nearly two weeks polished a new approach to island warfare in the Western Pacific designed to deny surrounding seas to potential adversaries.