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July 9, 2015 • mccsokinawa.com
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The Ultimate Athlete
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ove the island life but find Okinawa a little too crowded sometimes? Do you need to take it even easier than the main island’s often lazy beaches allow? Don’t worry—there is a place for you. It’s called Kouri Island. Still somehow unscathed by flocks of tourists, Family Marts and abandoned barbeque pits— there’s not much to Kouri Island, and that’s what makes it great. The island is ideal for exploring and discovering new beaches that feel like your own private resort. The waters are pristine for diving and snorkeling as well. One of the great wreck-diving destinations, the USS Emmons, is off the coast of Kouri Island. The island is north of Nago and you can reach it by
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bridge. To get to Kouri Island, start heading north towards Nago. Take a left onto route 110, toward Yagaji Island. Then take a right on route 247, and you’ll see the bridge leading to the island. Here is a Google Map link: http://goo.gl/4OaYTy. To make things easier, make the journey with MCCS Tours+ on July 25. The day trip will be from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $23 for adults, $16 for children 3 to 11 and is FREE for children under 3. Visit your local Tours+ office or mccsokinawa.com/ tours for details. Check out this month’s issue of Okinawa Living magazine for more information on this and more adventures you can take this summer.
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rove that you’ve got what it takes to become Okinawa’s ultimate tactical athlete with a chance to compete Marine Corpswide. Competitors will go through a series of High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) moves to test overall fitness and combat readiness. HITT focuses on dynamic strength and conditioning exercises that mimic operational-related activities to enhance speed, power, strength and endurance. Okinawa will send one male and one female competitor to 29 Palms in California to compete for the Ultimate Tactical Athlete title on September 16. To make the cut, sign up for one of the preliminary rounds on either Camp Hansen on July 20 or MCAS Futenma on July 22. The top three male and female competitors from each of the preliminary rounds will move on to the semifinals at Camp Foster on July 29. Pick up an entry form at any MCCS fitness center by July 17. You must be an active duty Marine to register. For details, e-mail faith.martin@ okinawa.usmc-mccs.org.
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