service members and Status of Forces Agreement Personnel gather during a naturalization ceremony hosted at the community center on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2024. A total of 19 service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel gained citizenship and naturalization certificates, commemorated by a recital of the Oath of Allegiance. After fulfilling the requirements to become a citizen, established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, citizenship is officially granted to a foreign citizen through a naturalization ceremony. Marine Corps

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