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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. The camp houses approximately 6,000 Marines nowadays,〔(金武町と米軍基地 ) 金武町HP〕 and is part of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, which itself is not a physical base and comprises all Marine Corps installations on Okinawa. Camp Hansen is named for Medal of Honor recipient Dale M. Hansen, a Marine Corps private who was honored for his heroism in the fight for Hill 60 during the Battle of Okinawa. Hansen was killed by a Japanese sniper's bullet three days after his actions on Hill 60. ==Tenant units== * Headquarters, 12th Marine Regiment * 3rd Battalion 12th Marines * 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion * 3rd Intelligence Battalion * 7th Communications Battalion * 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit * 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) * 9th Engineer Support Battalion * Special Operations Training Group * Elements of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. * 3rd Marine Division Truck Company 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camp Hansen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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