HMLA-169 volunteers at Okinawa local children’s home

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing pose for a photo at the Ai Rin Children’s Home in Yonabaru.

(Gunnery Sgt. Scott Smolinski)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing pose for a photo at the Ai Rin Children’s Home in Yonabaru, Okinawa, Japan, July 31, 2025. Marines and Sailors participated in a cleanup as part of MAG-36’s longstanding relationship with the children’s home.