U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force Commander, Marine Forces Japan, on Jan. 11 takes a tour of the construction on the Air Combat Element Ramp. Lt. Gen. Nicholson made a visit to Guam to see the current and future facilities on the island. The planned relocation to move about 5,000 of the Okinawa-based Marines to Guam is part of a broader agreement between the U.S. and Japan governments to reduce the presence of about 18,000 Marines in Okinawa by nearly half, according to news file.
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