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Space-Available Flights Are Ready for Boarding

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – Air Mobility Command reinstated the pre-pandemic Space-Available travel program, allowing service members to apply for free flights to the U.S. and abroad effective April 14, 2022.

FEML Ends as Japan Opens Its Borders

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, JAPAN – Temporarily authorized Funded Environmental and Morale Leave (FEML) for personnel assigned to Okinawa ends August 1, 2022, approximately 60 days after the Government of Japan’s (GOJ) decision to end arrival testing and quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.

U.S. Marine Corps Deactivates Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367

MCAS KANEOHE BAY -- Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 24, cased their colors during the unit's deactivation ceremony here today.

Keen Edge 22

OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Forces, including III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Japan Self Defense Forces participated in Keen Edge 22, a bilateral command post exercise, from Jan. 27 through Feb. 3, 2022.

Funded Environmental Morale Leave approved for Okinawa

CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marine Corps Forces Japan (MARFORJ) released its Okinawa-Based Funded Environmental and Morale Leave Bulletin December 10, 2021.

3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade begin annual command post exercise Yama Sakura 81 in Japan

OKINAWA, Japan – The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade are taking part in Yama Sakura 81, an annual command post exercise, Dec. 7 to Dec. 13, 2021 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa and Camp Ainoura, Nagasaki, Japan. The 3D MEB’s and ARDB’s portion of the exercise is part of the largest command post exercise held between the U.S. Army and the JGSDF called Yama Sakura 81.

U.S. Marines and Sailors Rehearse Maritime Strikes in the Pacific

IWAKUNI, Japan. -- U.S. forces with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet conducted a joint rehearsal of tactics and simulated strikes on naval targets off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. Between the two services, the participating aircraft platforms included the F/A-18 (C, E, and F variants), E-2D, and KC-130J.

III MEF Commanding General Change of Command

Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III, relinquished command of III Marine Expeditionary Force to Lt. Gen. James W. Bierman, Jr., Nov. 9, 2021 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.

III MEF Resumes Waterborne AAV Operations

III Marine Expeditionary Force has resumed Assault Amphibious Vehicle water operations, strengthening the capacity in the Pacific to conduct amphibious operations with the reintegration of rugged, tactical ship-to-shore connectors.U.S. Marines with Company B, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, completed a demanding waterborne operations training

Japanese, French, Australian, and U.S. troops kick off Exercise Jeanne D'Arc 21

CAMP AINOURA, SASEBO, Japan —The Japan Self Defense Force, French Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, and U.S. military will execute multilateral exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 here, May 11-16, 2021.

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