On the subtropical shores of an unnamed beach, just north of Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Master Sgt. Zachariah Spitzer beachcombed, as he often does in his spare time, for whatever curiosities the teal-blue Pacific waters might wash ashore. Items typically found on Okinawan beaches include a variety of seashells, sea glass, hunks of coral, and, occasionally, artifacts from World War Two...
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary successfully integrated with the Sailors from Amphibious Squadron 8 during PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training...
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U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief scenario as part of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise 2023 series in Mullikulam, Sri Lanka from January 22 to 24, 2023. CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, practice HA/DR, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability...
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Environmental protection specialists from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services office at Camp Pendleton set out across the hilly, oceanside Marine Corps installation in December in search of used batteries. The customer visits lasted four days as the disposal team reached 31 locations and netted four truckloads of lead acid batteries weighing a total of 65,000 pounds. A DLA contract sale of that hazardous material later returned $10,000 to DOD coffers...
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