U.S. changes top command in Okinawa

U.S. changes top command in Okinawa

Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L) takes over Lt. Gen. Frank Libutti (R) as chief of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, in a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney in the city of Gushikawa on June 8. Hailston assumed the post of commanding general III Marine Expeditionary Force, commander Marine Corps Bases Japan and commander Marine Forces Japan.

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