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50-meter pool with recreational and lap swimming as well as support for unit training. Camp Schwab offers three MCCS dining facilities— BeachHead, Bulldogs Burgers and Sumo Burrito. BeachHead is a twostory, 46,000-square-foot facility with a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. It also features an oceanview dining facility, which offers a relaxing atmosphere with specialty buffets and à la carte breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays. Meals can be enjoyed sitting inside or outside on the large ocean terrace during one of the island’s plentiful sunny days, and separate Officer/SNCO and enlisted lounges offer a variety of musical entertainment. Other amenities include gaming rooms, conference rooms and several additional patio terraces. Diners can also enjoy burritos or bowls built to order at Sumo Burrito or large all-beef burgers on homemade buns from Bulldogs Burgers inside BeachHead. An interactive map of Camp Schwab, complete with hours of operation and phone numbers, is available at mcccokinawa.com/maps.
Camp Hansen Camp Hansen is located in Kin Town, south of Camp Schwab. Home to the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen is larger than Schwab and offers a larger scope of facilities including a USO, education center, library, behavioral health center, information & referral center, bowling center, movie theater, Exchange and Express, Tsunami Scuba Center, Typhoon Motors auto skills center and more. Semper Fit facilities include a Single Marine Program Center, a 50-meter pool as well as the House of Pain and the House of Pain North Fitness Centers. The House of Pain offers outdoor recreation, organized sports events, an extensive inventory of cardiovascular and weight-training equipment,
racquetball courts, a wallyball court, sauna/steam rooms, a rock-climbing wall, a HITT room, an outdoor HITT facility, Functional Fitness Park, a martial arts room, a supplement sales counter and a LifeJuice Café offering smoothies and freshlysqueezed juices. The North Gym features a weight and cardio room, a supplement sales counter and an 8,000-square-foot martial arts room on the second floor. Semper Fit oversees several softball fields and outdoor basketball courts throughout the camp as well. For dining and entertainment, The Palms Consolidated Club is the place to be. This club is equipped with two main dining facilities: Tradewinds Restaurant—which offers specialty buffets, à la carte
dining and the “Chariot of Beef ”— and Bonsai Coffee Company. Chili’s Express is available as well and features favorite comfort foods from the States. The Palms also offers separate Officer, SNCO and Enlisted Lounges with a variety of entertainment weekly. Other amenities include a game room, a large ballroom, an enclosed atrium for outside dining, several patio terraces and an information kiosk providing the latest island-wide information and local happenings both on and off base. The atrium also includes a Tours+ outlet and car insurance sales. An interactive map of Camp Hansen, complete with hours of operation and phone numbers, is available at mcccokinawa.com/maps.
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