Marines join local Okinawa communities for cleanup | Earth Day 2024

OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Marines from Camps Kinser, Hansen, and Schwab, and their surrounding communities, worked together at various nature sites during the annual celebration of Earth Day across Okinawa on April 21-22. The Government and External Affairs (G-7) and General Facilities Environmental Affairs branch, both under Marine Corps Installations Pacific, organized these events off-base for military personnel to work together with the local community. Ever since the Department of the Navy’s recognition of Earth Day in the 1990’s, military personnel have organized annual events with their local communities to raise environmental awareness and create a cleaner world. Every year, an Earth Day theme is assigned to provide commanders with guidance how to tailor their events. This year’s theme is “Communities, Critical Infrastructure, and Climate Action.”