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    Prime minister visits Marine Corps bases on Okinawa

    Prime minister visits Marine Corps bases on Okinawa

    Photo By Cpl. Justin Wheeler | Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. (second from right), Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri (second...... read more read more

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S. D. BUTLER, , OKINAWA, JAPAN

    02.27.2012

    Courtesy Story

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan – Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda toured and made courtesy calls to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Camp Kinser here Feb. 27.

    The purpose of the visit was to meet with the Okinawa area coordinator and the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, receive a briefing about MCAS Futenma, and tour Camp Kinser.

    Noda made an office call to Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, at the base operations center, adjacent to the air traffic control tower on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The meeting was also attended by Ray Greene, consulate general, U.S. Consulate General, Naha.

    Following the meeting, Noda toured the air traffic control tower and received a command brief about air operations from Col. James G. Flynn, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma commanding officer.

    Noda was greeted at Camp Kinser by Col. Scott E. Erdelatz, 3rd Marine Logistics Group chief of staff, and then received a brief about the Naha military port and the west coast development projects by the Okinawa Defense Bureau.

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    Date Taken: 02.27.2012
    Date Posted: 02.27.2012 04:26
    Story ID: 84376
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S. D. BUTLER, , OKINAWA, JP

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