170104-M-PC671-368 OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 4, 2016) Col. Brian Howlett socializes with other attendees during the 2017 Kin Town New Year’s Celebration at the Kin Town Community Center in Okinawa, Japan. Celebrations and cultural exchanges like this strengthen the friendship and bond Camp Hansen has with the surrounding community. Howlett is the commanding officer of III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group and the Camp Hansen camp commander. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Collins/Released)