US: Granada Hills Residents Protest Over L.A. Fire Debris Disposal Plans

Residents of Granada Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles, protested outside Van Gogh Elementary School on Tuesday, February 18, against plans to send fire debris from the LA wildfires to the nearby Sunshine Canyon landfill.

Change of command

Change of command

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. John Wissler, new commanding general of the United States' III Marine Expeditionary Force, receives a flag from Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck (L) during a change of command ceremony at Camp Foster in Okinawa Prefecture on July 19, 2013.

Japan, U.S. to hold joint antidisaster drill

Japan, U.S. to hold joint antidisaster drill

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) holds talks with Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck Jr. (R) of the U.S. Marine Corps, at the ministry in Tokyo on July 5, 2013. The two agreed to hold a joint antidisaster drill between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces in Japan as early as the fall 2013.

U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to service members at Camp Foster in Chatan, Okinawa Prefectures, on Oct. 25, 2012, following a rape of a Japanese woman allegedly involving two U.S. Navy members in Okinawa.

U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to service members at Camp Foster in Chatan, Okinawa Prefectures, on Oct. 25, 2012, following a rape of a Japanese woman allegedly involving two U.S. Navy members in Okinawa.

U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to service members at Camp Foster in Chatan, Okinawa Prefectures, on Oct. 25, 2012, following a rape of a Japanese woman allegedly involving two U.S. Navy members in Okinawa.

Lt. Gen. Glueck

Lt. Gen. Glueck

NAHA, Japan - An Aug. 21, 2012, file photo shows Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commanding general of the Third Marine Expeditionary Force, at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Courtney in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture.

Lt. Gen. Glueck on Osprey deployment

Lt. Gen. Glueck on Osprey deployment

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commanding general of the Third Marine Expeditionary Force, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2012. Glueck said U.S. MV-22 Osprey military aircraft will be deployed in Okinawa "sometime after" Sept. 9.

Forein Minister Gemba in Okinawa

Forein Minister Gemba in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck of the U.S. Marine Corps, who is in charge of U.S. military operations in Okinawa, at the Marines' Camp Zukeran, also called Camp Foster, in Okinawa Prefecture on March 24, 2012.

Noda visits Futenma base

Noda visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) visits the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. To the left is Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan.

Noda visits Futenma base

Noda visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L, front) is greeted by Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. (3rd from L, front), Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan, as the premier arrives at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012.

Defense minister in Okinawa

Defense minister in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force of the United States, at Camp Foster in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012.

Okinawa has hard time pressing U.S. base relocation issue

Okinawa has hard time pressing U.S. base relocation issue

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) and Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Bases Japan, meet at the prefectural government office in Naha on April 13, 2011. People around Nakaima, who opposes the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, complained that it has become harder for him to press the issue after the Marines have been praised in the country for their rescue operations in areas devastated by Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Joint relief efforts deepened bilateral ties

Joint relief efforts deepened bilateral ties

NAHA, Japan - Hidetoshi Hirata (R), Japanese Self Defense Forces liaison and coordination officer in Okinawa, and Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, attend a press conference at a U.S. Consulate General in Okinawa Prefecture on April 15, 2011. They said joint search and relief efforts by the SDF and the U.S. military in areas struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami helped deepen bilateral relations.

New commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa

New commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck (R) of the U.S. Marine Corps receives a flag as he assumes command of U.S. military forces in Okinawa during a ceremony at Camp Forster in the southern Japan prefecture on Jan. 7, 2011. Glueck replaced Lt. Gen. Terry Robling.

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-BOBSLEIGH-4-MEN-HEAT(CN)

(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-BOBSLEIGH-4-MEN-HEAT(CN)

(220220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Markus Treichl/Markus Glueck/Sebastian Mitterer/Robert Eckschlager of Austria compete during the bobsleigh 4-man heat of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Okinawa has hard time pressing U.S. base relocation issue

Okinawa has hard time pressing U.S. base relocation issue

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) and Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Bases Japan, meet at the prefectural government office in Naha on April 13, 2011. People around Nakaima, who opposes the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, complained that it has become harder for him to press the issue after the Marines have been praised in the country for their rescue operations in areas devastated by Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Joint relief efforts deepened bilateral ties

Joint relief efforts deepened bilateral ties

NAHA, Japan - Hidetoshi Hirata (R), Japanese Self Defense Forces liaison and coordination officer in Okinawa, and Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, attend a press conference at a U.S. Consulate General in Okinawa Prefecture on April 15, 2011. They said joint search and relief efforts by the SDF and the U.S. military in areas struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami helped deepen bilateral relations. (Kyodo)

Forein Minister Gemba in Okinawa

Forein Minister Gemba in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck of the U.S. Marine Corps, who is in charge of U.S. military operations in Okinawa, at the Marines' Camp Zukeran, also called Camp Foster, in Okinawa Prefecture on March 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

Noda visits Futenma base

Noda visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L, front) is greeted by Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. (3rd from L, front), Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan, as the premier arrives at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. (Kyodo)

Noda visits Futenma base

Noda visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) visits the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. To the left is Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED Defense minister in Okinawa

CORRECTED Defense minister in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF TANAKA Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force of the United States, at Camp Foster in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012. (Kyodo)

Defense minister in Okinawa

Defense minister in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Naoto Tanaka (L) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force of the United States, at Camp Foster in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012. (Kyodo)

New commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa

New commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck (R) of the U.S. Marine Corps receives a flag as he assumes command of U.S. military forces in Okinawa during a ceremony at Camp Forster in the southern Japan prefecture on Jan. 7, 2011. Glueck replaced Lt. Gen. Terry Robling. (Kyodo)