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The Joint Reception Center (JRC) welcomes new arriving service members for an orientation to the island of Okinawa. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, JRC Marines have continued to assist hundreds of accompanied and unaccompanied service members with their overseas transition. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Faith Rose)

The Joint Reception Center (JRC) is a program for single, unaccompanied, E-5 and below Marines and green-side Sailors arriving to Okinawa. The Joint Reception Center (JRC) is established within Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, from organic assets and augmented with personnel assigned to the Fleet Assistance Program (FAP) from III Marine Expeditionary Force commands. The JRC's mission is to receive and provide an efficient and effective means of transportation, in-processing, orientation, and billeting during the indoctrination period. The JRC provides administrative and logistical support for all Marines and Sailors who are assigned to Marine Corps Commands on Okinawa. JRC Troop Handler Sgt. Jared Lucke is from Cincinnati, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kameron Herndon, Lance Cpl. Nicoklas Beamish, Lance Cpl. Brennan Beauton and Staff Sgt. Lucas Vega)