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Camp Foster (Japanese: キャンプ・フォスター), formerly known as Camp Zukeran, is a United States Marine Corps camp located in Ginowan City with portions overlapping into Okinawa City, Chatan town and Kitanakagusuku village in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa Island. It is part of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler complex.
In the mid 1990s 3rd Medical Battalion part of 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG) was headquartered at Camp Hansen with H&S Co, and Bravo Company on site, Charlie Company was located on Camp Schwab. Hospital Corpsmen from both Bravo and Charlie Companies manned the Medical Clinics and Ambulances providing medical support to Marine Forces on ...
Typhoon Louise did massive damage to the fleet post office at Baten Ko, departure camp, and Special Augmented Hospital No. 4, along with general damage across the southern bases. The typhoon did more damage to vessels than the air attacks. [7] At the end of construction in late 1945, The US Navy bases and facilities covered 20,000 acres.
The 3rd Dental Battalion is a unit of the United States Navy that supports United States Marine Corps forces on Okinawa, Japan. The battalion includes nine dental clinics, approximately 77 Dental Officers , 4 Medical Service Corps officers , 181 Dental Technicians , and 26 civilians.
Relocated during August 1971 to Camp Hauge, Okinawa. Elements participated in the Southeast Asia Evacuations, April–June 1975. Elements participated in the recovery of the SS Mayaguez in May 1975. Relocated during August 1976 to Camp Zukeran, Okinawa. Camp Zukeran renamed Camp Foster during March 1980.
12th Littoral Logistics Battalion (LLB-12), formerly known as Combat Logistics Battalion 12 and previously 3rd Transportation Support Battalion (3d TSB), is a direct support (DS) logistics unit of the United States Marine Corps and is headquartered at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The unit falls under the command of 12th Marine Littoral Regiment.
Fort Buckner is a United States Army base located immediately south of Camp Foster, near Futenma, on Okinawa, Japan.The 78th Signal Battalion and E Co. of the 53d Signal Battalion (SATCON) are the only units on this small installation.
Okinawa prefecture constitutes 0.6% of Japan's land surface, [9] yet as of 2006, 75% of all USFJ bases were located on Okinawa, and U.S. military bases occupied 18% of the main island. [ 10 ] There is local opposition in Okinawa to the construction of a new base; more than 76 percent of the population having expressed their opposition to a ...