3 D Printing in the USMC 04/02/2019 General Support Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, highlights their 3D printing capabilities Feb. 13, 2019 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The Marines 3D printing abilities vary from producin...
1 Apr-21 Jun 1945 ww2dbaseOperation Iceberg struck the island of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands on the date of the Easter holiday in 1945. Okinawa was a relatively large island, 60 miles long and eight miles wide; it was the largest of the Ryukyu Archipelago situated between Taiwan and Jap...
The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the crucial final stepping stone for the Americans. For the Japanese, it would be the first time they met the enemy on home soil. Who is the most famous Marine in history? Lewis "Chesty"...
Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, demonstrate security and stability operations for a contingent of Japan Self Defense Force soldiers There are about 54,000 U.S. troops throughout Japan, and a nearly equal number of family members and American base employees. The troops originally ...