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Camp Hansen is a United States Marine Corps base located in Okinawa, Japan. The camp is situated in the town of Kin , near the northern shore of Kin Bay, and is the second-northernmost major installation on Okinawa, with Camp Schwab to the north.
Kin is located at the middle of Okinawa Island, and is roughly triangular in shape.The town is roughly 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long from east to west. From north to south the town ranges between 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) at its widest point, measured from Būtodake in Camp Hansen to the tip of Cape Kin.
The battalion's detachment arrived on Camp Bastion in South Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on 19 May 2009. Its detachment provided critical intelligence leading up to and during Operation Khanjar (2 July 2009 – 20 August 2009), Operation Cobra's Anger (4 December 2009 – 7 December 2009), and Operation Moshtarak (13 February 2010 – 7 ...
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Chimu Airfield (1945-1946), then Camp Hansen United States Marine Corps camp (1965–present) Chimu Seaplane Base (July 1945 – 1946) Awase Airfield (1945-1950) For United States Marine Corps fighters, US Air Force (1950-1977), site is now housing; Bolo Airfield, 78 and 87 Seabee camp, opened too late for war, used as a storage depot (1945-1972)
The 31st MEU is based at Camp Hansen, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan. The 31st MEU is the only permanently forward-deployed MEU, and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military, humanitarian, and diplomatic operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.
On September 20, 1965, USMC base Camp Hansen on Okinawa was commissioned after CBs 3, 9, and 11 completed the repurposing of Chimu Airfield for the Marines. In 1966 NMCB- 3 received their First Battle "E", and while in Chu Lai, the battalion was named Pacific Fleet "Best of Type" on 11 September 1966 by Rear Admiral W. M. Heaman, Commander ...
Hansen came to WICS, an ABC affiliate, from KLBK-TV in Lubbock, Texas, in 2019. At KLBK, he was a news anchor and investigative reporter. At KLBK, he was a news anchor and investigative reporter.