In 'cultural shift,' Okinawa Marines take island during drills and turn outward to support Navy - Pacific
By MATTHEW M. BURKE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: October 9, 2020 IE SHIMA, Okinawa — Sgt. Cal Cushing-Hurley and his squad from the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, could hardly contain their enthusiasm for their first Pacific exercise — a simulated airfield seizure on a tiny island off Okinawa’s northwest coast. They were among the first wave of about 100 Marines to land at the airfield aboard MV-22 Ospreys on Wednesday during drills dubbed Noble Fury. “I’m excited to put all of our practice into action,” Cushing-Hurley, 24, of Marshfield, Mass., said bef...
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