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Collected Item: “Camp Hansen COVID Update From the Camp Commander”

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Camp Hansen COVID Update From the Camp Commander

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This screenshot of a letter distributed to all Marine Corps and Navy personnel and their families aboard Camp Hansen in Okinawa details the service's priorities in the weeks ahead, as Marine Corps bases across the island do battle against a potentially deadly pathogen. Those priorities include preserving the Force, protecting the Marine Corps-Okinawa relationship, and "generate combat power" to deal with the COVID threat that struck Camp Hansen in July of 2020.

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https://www.facebook.com/cp.hansen.18/photos/a.148063962038141/1536872946490562/?type=3&theater

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Colonel Ray Gerber, USMC, Commander Camp Hansen, Okinawa

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2020-07-15
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