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Camp Schwab
Camp Schwab
Okinawa, Japan
	Gate 1 of Camp Schwab
Type	Military base
Site information
Controlled by	USMC
Site history
In use	1959- present
Garrison information
Garrison	4th Marine Regiment

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Camp Schwab, nicknamed Man Camp, is a United States Marine Corps camp located in northeastern Okinawa, Japan, that is currently home to the 4th Marine Regiment and other elements of the 28,000 American servicemen based on the island in fulfilment of the 1952 commitment of the United States to defend Japan. The Camp was dedicated in 1959, in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Albert E. Schwab, who was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa.

Camp Schwab primarily located in the city of Nago (99%); a small part of the base is located in the village of Ginoza (1%).

The unit conducts live-fire training and coordination with other units and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force to provide a forward defense of Japan.

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to move to Henoko

The governments of the United States and Japan agreed (in the Special actions committee on Okinawa) on 26 October 2005 to move the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma base from its location in Ginowan City to the more northerly and remote Camp Schwab. Thousands of Marines will relocate, affecting the retail economy near both bases. Protests from environmental groups and residents over the construction of part of a runway at Camp Schwab, and from businessmen and politicians around Futenma and Camp Schwab, have occurred.^[1]

References

^ "No home where the dugong roam". The Economist. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

External links

26°31′29″N 128°02′40″E / 26.524612°N 128.044324°E / 26.524612; 128.044324

[1] "No home where the dugong roam". The Economist. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

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 The unit conducts live-fire training and coordination with other units and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force to provide a forward defense of Japan.
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+==Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to move to Henoko==
 {{Outdated as of|2013|December|31|topic=Futenma move (to Henoko)}}
 [[File:Camp Schwab Henokozaki Okinawa Aug2013.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Ourawan bay and Camp Schwab]]
-The governments of the United States and Japan agreed (in the [[Special actions committee on Okinawa]]) on 26 October 2005 to move the [[Marine Corps Air Station Futenma]] base from its location in Ginowan City to the more northerly and remote Camp Schwab. Thousands of Marines will relocate, affecting the retail economy near both bases. Protests from environmental groups and residents over the construction of part of a runway at Camp Schwab, and from businessmen and politicians around [[Futenma]] and [[Henoko]], have occurred.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5097132 |accessdate=2010-12-20 |title=No home where the dugong roam |work=[[The Economist]] |date=27 October 2005}}</ref>
+The governments of the United States and Japan agreed (in the [[Special actions committee on Okinawa]]) on 26 October 2005 to move the [[Marine Corps Air Station Futenma]] base from its location in Ginowan City to the more northerly and remote Camp Schwab. Thousands of Marines will relocate, affecting the retail economy near both bases. Protests from environmental groups and residents over the construction of part of a runway at Camp Schwab, and from businessmen and politicians around [[Futenma]] and Camp Schwab, have occurred.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5097132 |accessdate=2010-12-20 |title=No home where the dugong roam |work=[[The Economist]] |date=27 October 2005}}</ref>
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