2 dead after Japanese school trip boats capsize off US military base site in Okinawa

A 17-year-old female student and a boat captain were pronounced dead after all 21 on board the two vessels were thrown into ...
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Okinawa youth baseball team evacuates their field as Marine helicopter lands nearby

A city in northern Okinawa has lodged a formal protest after a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter made a precautionary landing near ...
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Marines assist local woman injured in car collision outside their Okinawa base

Two Marines out for an evening run last month provided aid to a Japanese woman who suffered chest trauma in a car accident on a busy thoroughfare on Okinawa.
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US Marine Corps fires Okinawa commander over 'above reproach' behavior

In late November 2025, the U.S. Marine Corps removed Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James from command of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 (MALS-36) at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa.