2 dead, including girl, after boats carrying students capsize off Japan

Coast guard rescuers pulled all 21 people out of the water, but a 17-year-old student and the captain of one of the boats ...
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2 die as boats capsize during school trip to ‘learn about peace’ near Okinawa base

A teenage girl and a boat captain died Monday after two vessels carrying Japanese students on a school trip overturned near ...

'Only the MEU can conduct this operation’: Expert explains importance of Marine Expeditionary Unit

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s unique capabilities could play a crucial role in the conflict with Iran. But will it ...
Military.com

How US Sending of Marines to Strait of Hormuz Signals Posture Shift

Iran has increased attacks on commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf ...
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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 ...
Yahoo

2 Marines on Okinawa Accused of Sexual Assault, Again Ratcheting Up Diplomatic Tensions

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese police are investigating two Marines accused of sexual assault on Okinawa, Japan, according to several news reports ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Marines start transfer from Okinawa

TOKYO -- The partial transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam began on Saturday, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American ...
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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.