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A Friendly Farmer: Missouri Marine finds a home in Okinawa

Feb. 27, 2017 | 0:20

A teaser to the written feature of Gunnery Sgt. Todd N. Groves, from Fulton, Missouri. Groves was a pig farmer growing up and has now found a place he can call home in Okinawa, Japan. Groves, a maintenance chief with Small Craft Repair Platoon, Expeditionary Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, has been volunteering on the farm of Bokusei Kinjo, an Okinawan farmer, for more than two years now.

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7th Communications Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

U.S. Marines with 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a rice cake pounding ceremony in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2025. Volunteers were invited to join the Okinawan New Year tradition as part of the 30-year friendship between the battalion and the Ginoza Family. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan Maldonado)

Jan. 23, 2025

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7th Communications Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

Jan. 23, 2025 | 0:45

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7th Communications Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

Jan. 23, 2025 | 0:45

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7th Communication Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a rice cake pounding ceremony in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2025. Volunteers were invited to join the Okinawan New Year tradition because of the 30-year friendship between the battalion and the Ginoza Family. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan Maldonado)

Jan. 23, 2025

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7th Communication Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

Jan. 23, 2025 | 0:46

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7th Communication Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

Jan. 23, 2025 | 0:46

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31st MEU Marines give back by volunteering during SMP's Days of Service

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in volunteer events hosted by the Single Marine Program at locations across Okinawa, Japan, April 18-26, 2019. During the SMP’s Days of Service week, 31st MEU Marines helped give back to the local community during outreach events across Okinawa. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert, Lance Cpl. Cameron E. Parks and Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Dunlop/Released)

April 18, 2019

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31st MEU Marines give back by volunteering during SMP's Days of Service

April 18, 2019 | 2:15

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31st MEU Marines give back by volunteering during SMP's Days of Service

April 18, 2019 | 2:15

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Community Relations 2017

This video highlights service member's sharing culture with the Okinawan community in 2017.

Feb. 1, 2018

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Community Relations 2017

Feb. 1, 2018 | 1:00

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Community Relations 2017

Feb. 1, 2018 | 1:00

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Okinawa Marines, Sailors feed less fortunate

Marines and Sailors with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade provide food for less fortunate children during a community outreach event, March 3, 2017, at Yugafu Church, Okinawa, Japan. The event will be held quarterly and was the second time 3D MEB service members volunteered at the church. The video includes audio and video footage of Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, the sergeant major of 3rd MEB. Fields is a native of Jacksonville, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase)

March 3, 2017

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Okinawa Marines, Sailors feed less fortunate

March 3, 2017 | 1:11

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Okinawa Marines, Sailors feed less fortunate

March 3, 2017 | 1:11

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A Friendly Farmer: Missouri Marine finds a home in Okinawa

Feb. 27, 2017

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A Friendly Farmer: Missouri Marine finds a home in Okinawa

Feb. 27, 2017 | 0:20

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A Friendly Farmer: Missouri Marine finds a home in Okinawa

Feb. 27, 2017 | 0:20

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Lance Cpl. Jay A. Parks

Lance Cpl. Jay A. Parks, a Dickson, Tennessee native, sends Thanksgiving wishes to his friends and family, and gives a shout-out to his favorite college team, the University of Tennessee Volunteers.

Nov. 17, 2016

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Lance Cpl. Jay A. Parks

Nov. 17, 2016 | 0:19

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Lance Cpl. Jay A. Parks

Nov. 17, 2016 | 0:19

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Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and Okinawa celebrate Earth Day

Marines stationed on Okionawa celebrate Earth Day during a series of weeklong events April 19-25 on Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and the surrounding areas.

April 25, 2014

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Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and Okinawa celebrate Earth Day

April 25, 2014 | 3:55

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Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and Okinawa celebrate Earth Day

April 25, 2014 | 3:55

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7th Communications Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

7th Communications Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

7th Communication Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

7th Communication Battalion | Rice cake pounding ceremony

31st MEU Marines give back by volunteering during SMP's Days of Service

31st MEU Marines give back by volunteering during SMP's Days of Service

Community Relations 2017

Community Relations 2017

Okinawa Marines, Sailors feed less fortunate

Okinawa Marines, Sailors feed less fortunate

A Friendly Farmer: Missouri Marine finds a home in Okinawa

A Friendly Farmer: Missouri Marine finds a home in Okinawa

Lance Cpl. Jay A. Parks

Lance Cpl. Jay A. Parks

Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and Okinawa celebrate Earth Day

Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and Okinawa celebrate Earth Day

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