U.S. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a rice cake pounding ceremony in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2025. Volunteers were invited to join the Okinawan New Year tradition because of the 30-year friendship between the battalion and the Ginoza Family. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Juan Maldonado)