CAMP GUIDE
MCAS Futenma features two MCCS dining and entertainment venues: Thirsty’s and Habu Pit. Originally an enlisted club, Thirsty’s was constructed during the 1950s and has undergone many renovations before becoming the dining and entertainment center it is today. Patrons can enjoy karaoke, DJs, comedy shows and more, as well as dine on fast-casual fare for lunch and dinner. Offerings at Thirsty’s include Bulldogs Burgers and Sumo Burrito. Habu Pit offers an all-ranks lunch and dinner with a focus on Asian fare. It also has a dedicated Teppanyaki Room where chefs prepare meals before patrons’ eyes. Boasting an excellent location, the Habu Pit is noted for its views of the East China Sea. An interactive map of MCAS Futenma, complete with telephone numbers and hours of operation, is available at mccsokinawa.com/maps.
Camp Kinser
Located on the coast facing the East China Sea, Camp Kinser is primarily a logistics base for MCIPAC Okinawa. Home to the 3d Marine Lo-
gistics Group, the camp has living facilities for military members and their families and provides many quality-of-life-enhancing facilities such as two banks, a Marine & Family Program center, an education center and library, a movie theater, commissary, Exchange (with a food court) and Express. Camp Kinser also has a child development center (The Yuimaru Center), a school age care center and a youth and a teen center as well as Kinser Elementary School. The Kinser community is also served by the Exceptional Family Member Coordinator, and Behavioral Health offers resources as well. For fitness and recreation, Camp Kinser has a full-featured fitness center with free weights, strength machines, an outdoor functional fitness container/area, FREE group fitness classes, cardiovascular training equipment such as treadmills and stationary bikes, an indoor HITT room, a family fitness center, outdoor rec rentals and more. The facility is also equipped with basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts and multi-purpose fields for
organized sports. A 50-meter pool, a skate park, a bowling center, an SMP center and a Typhoon Motors auto skills center (which also offers rental storage containers) are present as well. Bounce House rentals are also available for pick-up and delivery via MCCS Special Events (645-5828). For dining on island, head to Kinser Surfside. Surfside was constructed in 1991 and is one of the Marine Corps’ first facilities that combined officers’, staff NCO and enlisted clubs under one roof. Alongside its Sunday breakfast buffet and Friday lunch buffets, Surfside also offers a variety of fast-casual dining facilities including Red Barn Country Kitchen (American comfort foods) and Bulldogs Burgers (jumbo burgers with homemade buns). This facility also contains rank-specific lounges and a ballroom with a capacity of up to 400 seated and 854 standing patrons. An interactive map of Camp Kinser, complete with hours of operation and phone numbers, is available at mcccokinawa.com/maps.
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