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	Marine Corps Air Station Futenma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (MCAS Futenma) is a United States Marine Corps base located in the city of Ginowan on the island of Okinawa at 26.27° N 127.76° E.
		MCAS Futenma is a key American airbase where Marine Corps pilots and aircrew are assigned for training, providing the air complement to other land-based Marines in Okinawa, and to help fulfil the 1952 treaty commitment of the United States to defend Japan.
		The air station is tasked with operating a variety of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft in support of the III Marine Expeditionary Force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MCAS_Futenma (510 words)

	United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marine Corps is the second smallest of the five branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard) of the U.S. military, with 180,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2005.
		As of October 2005, Marine Generals Peter Pace (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and James L. Jones (Commander of the United States European Command; NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; and a former commandant of the Marine Corps) are senior in time and grade to the commandant.
		The Marine Corps has a widely held reputation as a fierce and effective fighting force and the Marines take pride in their gung-ho attitude, they are indoctrinated with a strong belief in their chain of command and the importance of esprit de corps, a spirit of enthusiasm and pride in themselves and the Corps.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Marines (8469 words)

	Futenma Marine Corps Air Station
		MCAS Futenma has a runway and parallel taxiway that are 9,000 feet long as well as an aircraft washrack, maintenance facilities, vehicle maintenance facilities, fuel storage facilities, a hazardous waste storage and transfer facility, a control tower, an armory, and other facilities needed to operate a Marine Corps air station.
		Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma began in 1945 as a bomber base.
		The airfield was commissioned as a "Marine Corps Air Facility" in 1960 and became an Air Station in 1976.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/futenma.htm (732 words)

	MACS-4 Marines return from Afghanistan
		Marine Corps Air Station Futenma - Soon after his return to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Staff Sgt. Ken Newlon, radar technician for MACS-4, meets his wife Cheryl and youngest daughter Jennifer on the flightline.
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- After nearly two years deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the final 17 Marines of Marine Air Control Squadron-4 returned to Okinawa March 11.
		Marines of MACS-4 began supporting Operation Enduring Freedom when a Tactical Air Operations Center detachment deployed to Noble Eagle in Guam in October 2001 to control air space, route aircraft and provide data-link communication.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_12/national_news/28157-1.html (388 words)

	Fear was not a factor
		The contest was part of the 2nd Annual Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Block Party, which was open to the public.
		Darryl Sisneros stands on the finish line for the motorcycle slow roll competition during the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Block Party here Oct. 3.
		The proceeds from the party went to support junior Marines with H&HS for the Marine Corps Ball.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_40/features/31639-1.html (487 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Text: State Department on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
		Answer: The United States warmly welcomes the July 29 agreement by the Japanese Government, Okinawa Prefectural Government, and Nago City on a Basic Plan for replacing Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, a United States military base in Okinawa, Japan, with a new facility near Nago City, Okinawa.
		Relocating MCAS Futenma is one of the prime elements of the 1996 Final Report of the Special Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO), which contained recommendations for reducing the impact of the U.S. military presence in Okinawa.
		Under the SACO plan, the Japanese Government undertook to provide a replacement facility for the MCAS Futenma that meets our operation requirements.
	usinfo.org /wf-archive/2002/020730/epf211.htm (304 words)

	US, Japan Agree on Relocation of Military Air Base on Okinawa
		With the talks extended past their deadline, the two allies then reached an agreement about where to relocate the Marine Corps's Futenma air station on Okinawa.
		A major city has grown up around the Futenma air base since U.S. forces occupied it after World War Two.
		The deal on Futenma clears the way for a so-called interim agreement on realignment to be signed at talks on Saturday in Washington.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-10-26-voa5.cfm (564 words)

	Paintball Magazine - Hot info & news
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan - Cpl. Earl J. Wakonabo gets hit by a paintball in the side of his face mask at the Single Marine Program’s Leprechaun Paintball Tournament March 12 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
		That was the sound heard just before Marines walked off the paintball field holding their markers high above their heads while their last shreds of pride, along with fluorescent paint, dripped down their camouflage clothing like highlighter marks in an old college textbook during the Single Marine Program’s Leprechaun Paintball Tournament March 12.
		When the Marines have some spare time, many of them get together and practice their skills at the Habu Hill paintball field on Camp Hansen.
	www.paintballmagazine.net /marinegreen.html (538 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		Wheeler routinely organizes blood drives on the air station and always has free food, prizes, and most recently, time off work for those who donate.
		All servicemembers from Marine Aircraft Group 36, Marine Air Control Group 18 and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron who donated blood received a 72-hour pass.
		During the last day of the recent drive, C. Tracy Parmer, donor recruiter, said support shown from all at the air station has been outstanding.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=30445&archive=true (570 words)

	U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bradley Partridge - Profile Article
		Something different is exactly what one Marine stationed with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, wanted when he signed his enlistment papers.
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan, Sept. 29, 2005 — Soaring through the clouds at nearly 25,000 feet off the ground and traveling more than 400 mph can give life a different look.
		U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bradley Partridge has accumulated 1,200 flight hours in 19 months as a crew chief for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
	www.defendamerica.mil /profiles/sep2005/pr092805a.html (542 words)

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