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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan
Lance Cpl. Tyler Prepsel

MACS 4, VMGR152 load AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system at MCAS Futenma

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tyler Prepsel, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, loads an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system onto a KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 28, 2023.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell
Chief (Sel) Daniel Gutierrez

Yokosuka-based USS Ralph Johnson conducts chief pinning ceremony

Fire Controlman (Aegis) Senior Chief Michael Cole, from Oswego, New York, right, and Hospital Corpsman Senior Chief Ronald Tinio, from Dededo, Guam, left, pin Damage Controlman Chief (Sel) Daniel Gutierrez, from Victorville, California, middle, to the rank of Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 29.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Natasha ChevalierLosada
2nd Class Vincent Martin

USS Ronald Reagan sailors prepare to depart Yokosuka

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Vincent Martin, from Chicago, reads a schedule of events on the fantail of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship prepares to depart Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 29.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Quinton A. Lee
Capt. David Adams and Rear Adm. Carl Lahti

Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo holds change of command ceremony

Capt. David Adams, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), poses for a photo with Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, Commander, Navy Region Japan/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, after being awarded the Legion of Merit during the CFAS change of command ceremony at CFAS headquarters Sept. 28, 2023.

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