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Iwakuni EOD Lands at Camp Fuji

Iwakuni EOD officer transports training material to CATC Camp Fuji by U.S. Army helicopter.

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Marines take a group photo in front of Mt. Fuji. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, visited Marines, sailors, and staff at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, March 21, 2025. It is his fourth visit to the INDOPACOM as the SMMC. Ruiz agreed to take a photo with Marines and sailors at the end of his visit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Visits Camp Fuji

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps visited Marines and sailors aboard Camp Fuji, Japan.

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Photos from Takanobu Tsuchiya's retirement ceremony - A few members of Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji gathered to give Takanobu Tsuchiya, a firefighter, proper closure to his 39-year career at the installation, December 13, 2024. The retiree said he originally planned to end his career quietly. Camp Fuji leaders hoped that a retirement ceremony for Tsuchiya conveyed the appropriate level of gratitude for his nearly four-decades of work keeping Camp Fuji community members and trainees safe.

CATC Camp Fuji Member Retires After 39-Years of Service

A Japanese employee retires after dedicating 39 years to safety of CATC Camp Fuji community.

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Photo of Ceasar Hernandez - Ceasar Hernandez, the Camp Fuji Marine Corps Community Services, Marine and Family Program specialist at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, chats with others, after being awarded a Civilian Service Commendation medal, December 11, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

Dedicated CATC Camp Fuji Employee Awarded Civilian Service Commendation Medal

Innovative and dedicated CATC Camp Fuji employee awarded Civilian Service Commendation medal for work that impacts quality of life on base.

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A memorial marker in honor of the fallen is in the foreground, while a speaker stands in the background, addressing an audience. - In the background, Aaron D. Snipe, minister counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, speaks at the 1979 Camp Fuji Fire memorial ceremony, October 18, 2024. The fire destroyed structures, injured dozens, and led to the death of 13 Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

Camp Fuji Fire Remembered 45 Years Later

CATC Camp Fuji community conducts fire memorial event on 45th anniversary of the fire.

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US forces deploy anti-ship missiles in Philippines and stage live-fire drills near China hotspots

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U.S. Marine Corps opens new War Room to boost cyber defence capabilities

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A Marine Air Defense Integrated System Mk 1 fires upon a small unmanned aircraft system during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 25, 2025. A key component of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative, the mobile MADIS increases 3d Marine Littoral Regiment’s tactical flexibility by extending the range of the airspace which 3d MLR is able to sense and defend without support from the Joint Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons) - A Marine Air Defense Integrated System Mk 1 fires upon a small unmanned aircraft system during a training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 25, 2025. A key component of the Marine Corps’ Force Design initiative, the mobile MADIS increases 3d Marine Littoral Regiment’s tactical flexibility by extending the range of the airspace which 3d MLR is able to sense and defend without support from the Joint Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacqueline C. Parsons)

Enhanced Defense: 3d MLR Deploys MADIS to Philippines for Balikatan 2025

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, deployed to the Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 25, scheduled for April 21 to May 9, 2025. During this year’s iteration of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense event (IAMD), one of the 6 Combined Joint All-Domain Operations events scheduled during Balikatan 25, U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion’s Ground-Based Air Defense Battery (GBAD) will conduct live-fire training with the newly fielded Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS).

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Corps Reserve, says ‘mission never left’ him

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U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 disembark a U.S. Air Force C-130J with 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing after their arrival to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, from Mindanao for Balikatan 2025, April 15, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa) - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 disembark a U.S. Air Force C-130J with 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing after their arrival to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, from Mindanao for Balikatan 2025, April 15, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa)

MRF-D 25.3 surges forward for Balikatan

Following the successful completion of Marine Exercise 2025 in Mindanao, the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) seamlessly repositioned it’s Ground Combat Element (GCE) forces from Mindanao to Palawan, Philippines, as a show of Allied and partner commitment to regional security and building maritime domain awareness in support of Exercise Balikatan 25.

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