The mark consists of a circular design bordered by roping, in gold and black, within which there is a red ring. Within the red ring are the words U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES, JAPAN HEADQUARTERS, in gold bordered in black. Also within this red ring are six five-pointed stars, in white bordered by black. Inside this red ring is a chain, in gray, within which is a depiction of a dragon, in gold and black, and a sunbeam pattern, in red and black. Under the dragon is a snow-capped mountain, in black and white. Beneath the snowcapped mountain is a design featuring an eagle, in gold and black, atop a globe, in gray, black and gold, and an anchor behind the globe, in gold and black.
The color(s) red, gold, black, white and gray is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.