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Okinawa Marine dies in Afghanistan

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan Cpl. Gregory S. Stultz, 22, of Brazil, Ind., died Feb. 19 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Ba... ( 2/23/2010 )

Okinawa Marine officer awarded Bronze Star for valor in combat

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan Major Jonathan A. Bossie was awarded a Bronze Star with V device in a ceremony January 22.
 Bossie, currently assigned as the officer in charge of training and an advisor with Special Operations T... ( 2/3/2010 )

Okinawa sailor presented with three awards for valor in combat

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan

Petty Officer 2nd Class William J. Harris was awarded two Bronze Stars with V devices, and a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with V device, in a ceremony February 1.

Harris wa... ( 2/1/2010 )

Artillery Training in Hijudai

2010/2/28   In accordance with the Special Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO) final report and agreements between the United States Government (USG) and Government of Japan (GOJ), the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marin... ( 1/26/2010 )

Department of Defense identifies Marine casualty

June 12, 2009  

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, JapanThe Department of Defense announced Wednesday the death of a Marine who... ( 6/12/2009 )

Marine installations to take part in force protection exercise

May 8, 2009 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan - Marine Corps installations on Okinawa will be taking part in a force protection exercise May 11-15 to evaluate each installation’s force protection cap... ( 5/8/2009 )

Hazardous material team investigates unusual odor

April 27, 2009 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan - In response to reports of an unusual odor coming from a vacant warehouse on Camp Kinser Monday, first responders arrived on scene and, following s... ( 4/27/2009 )

Inquiry: no evidence round came from CTA

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan

Marine Corps Bases Japan (MCBJ) has concluded an inquiry into an alleged stray bullet discovered lodged in a license plate of a local resident’s vehicle in Igei District of Kin Town on December 13... ( 4/1/2009 )

EOD Marine identified; accident under investigation

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan

Staff Sgt. John H. Roy III, 32, of Muscogee, GA. died in an explosion at Demolition Range 3 in the Central Training Area March 24 at 11:15 a.m.

One other Marine was seriously injured ... ( 3/25/2009 )

Marine killed in explosion in Central Training Area

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan

One Marine was killed, one Marine seriously injured and one Sailor injured in an explosion at a demolition range in the Central Training Area today at 11:15 a.m.

The service members w... ( 3/24/2009 )