From left, Korina Gomez, a Status of Forces Agreement member, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuil Kays, an engineer equipment electrical systems technician with 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sofiia Luke, a SOFA member, raise their hands while reciting the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 5, 2024. During the ceremony, a total of eight service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel from six different countries received their U.S. citizenship and naturalization certificates, commemorated by a recital of the Oath of Allegiance. After fulfilling the requirements to become a citizen, established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, U.S. citizenship is officially granted to a foreign citizen through a naturalization ceremony. Gomez is a native of Mexico, Kays and Luke are natives of Ukraine. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild)
Date Taken: | 03.05.2024 |
Date Posted: | 03.05.2024 18:56 |
Photo ID: | 8270226 |
VIRIN: | 240305-M-AF005-1025 |
Resolution: | 6489x4326 |
Size: | 7.06 MB |
Location: | CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 49 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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