Marine dies during training incident in northern Okinawa 

A U.S. Marine died in a training incident on Marine Corps Camp Schwab in northern Okinawa, according to the 3rd Marine Division.

A U.S. Marine died in a training incident at Camp Schwab in northern Okinawa, according to the 3rd Marine Division. U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Division participate in a weapons exercise at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 22, 2026. (Rodney Frye/U.S. Marine Corps) A U.S. Marine died Tuesday in a training incident on Marine Corps Camp Schwab in northern Okinawa, according to the 3rd Marine Division. The Marine’s name is being withheld until 24 hours after the family is notified, according to a division news release Wednesday evening. The incident is under investigation, the division said. “We express our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of our Marine,” the release said.

Division spokeswoman 1st Lt. Hannah Ladd in an email Wednesday said she had no further information to provide. The 3rd Marine Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison and headquartered at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, serves as the primary ground stand-in force for the Marine Corps in the Pacific. Its Okinawa-based components include 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and Headquarters Battalion. Brian McElhiney is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon. One of his earliest journalistic inspirations came from