Camp Foster

Camp Foster

Overlapping Okinawa City, Chatan Town, Ginowan City and Kitanakagusuku Village, Camp Foster is primarily populated by Marines and families. Several housing areas surround the camp, including Kishaba Housing (the location of Kubasaki High and Zukeran Elementary Schools), Plaza Housing (where Butler Officers’ Club is located) and others. The camp has a large Exchange, several Express stores, a large commissary, a library and education center, chapel, Single Marine Program center, bowling center, custom shop, framing and fine arts center, a theater and the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.

Camp Foster also has multiple fitness centers, the largest of which is Gunners Fitness Center and Foster Fieldhouse. Gunners is a full-service facility featuring top-of-the-line equipment; there’s a large weight room offering a variety of selectorized strength equipment and free weight machines, as well as a cardiovascular room equipped with treadmills, stationary bikes, stair climbers, elliptical crosstrainers and rowing machines. Gunners also offers sauna and steam rooms, massage therapists, martial arts classes, FREE group fitness classes and the Excellence Gymnastics Academy. For people who are interested in team and individual sporting events, Gunners offers a variety of recreational facilities such as softball fields, tennis courts, indoor basketball/volleyball courts, a rock climbing wall and an Outdoor Recreation facility that has camping gear for rent. Gunners is also home to a LifeJuice Café, which offers smoothies and freshly squeezed juices.

For swimmers, Camp Foster features a 50-meter pool that’s open year-round and is heated during the chilly winter months. For divers and water sports enthusiasts, Foster features a Tsunami Scuba center (which also shares space with Tours+). For dining, fast food favorites such as Arby’s, Taco Bell, Popeyes, Subway and Burger King are available. MCCS also offers several top-notch, award-winning dining and entertainment facilities. The Butler Officers’ Club (BOC) is a favorite for Sunday brunch, offering an award-winning spread for the heartiest appetites; the buffet features peel-and-eat shrimp, fruits, pastries, carved meats, sushi and classic favorites like eggs and pancakes. The BOC also features monthly family nights with movies, games and karaoke for the kids, as well as Okinapa (a food and wine-tasting festival in the fall), numerous Marine Corps Birthday Balls in November and December and a variety of catered and private events throughout the year. TERRA, located next to Westpac Lodge, offers many culinary delights that will keep diners coming back for more for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Camp Foster’s two-story Ocean Breeze consolidated club is a 43,000-square-foot facility that includes The Veranda, an all-ranks restaurant with booth and table seating; the Northern Breeze and the Southern Breeze, two banquet areas used to accommodate private parties and professional functions; a gaming area; and the enlisted and SNCO lounges that retain their historic monikers of Globe & Anchor and Chesty’s, respectively. The Veranda offers a daily lunch buffet as well as an evening à la carte menu. The Globe & Anchor offers a lunch menu featuring a wide variety of entrées including comfort foods that will remind you of home. The Globe & Anchor Enlisted Lounge, located on the lower level of Ocean Breeze, features a large dance floor and a stateof-the-art sound and lighting system. This makes it the ideal location for live entertainment including DJs, comedy shows, musical performing artists and bands. On the upper level of the club, Chesty’s SNCO Lounge features a bar, a billiards table and both booth and table-style seating.

Camp Foster also features a Bulldogs Burgers and a Shisa Pizza, both of which are inside the MCCS Bowling Center. A Sumo Burrito is located right next door. Bonsai Coffee Company, which offers gourmet coffee and a variety of pastries and sweets, as well as delicious hot and cold sandwiches, is located in the Camp Foster Community Center Auditorium. An interactive map of Camp Foster, complete with telephone numbers and hours of operation, is available at mccsokinawa. com/maps.