Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Donating blood; one force saving lives - U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st class, Shelby Hurley, with Carrier Air Wing 5, donates blood during a blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21. 2019. The American and Japanese Red Cross societies came together for the biannual blood drive to collect blood for the local community to utilize. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Service members enjoy breakfast during an awards ceremony for the Active-Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 1, 2017. The ceremony acknowledged Marines and Sailors for their contribution to the NMCRS ADFD. The NMCRS is a non-profit organization that runs solely on donation. It gives financial, educational and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - Service members enjoy breakfast during an awards ceremony for the Active-Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 1, 2017. The ceremony acknowledged Marines and Sailors for their contribution to the NMCRS ADFD. The NMCRS is a non-profit organization that runs solely on donation. It gives financial, educational and other need-based assistance to active-duty and retired Sailors and Marines and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

A Japanese volunteer prepares to test a donor’s blood during a blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 7, 2017. The blood is tested to make sure there are no contagious diseases before the donor can give blood. The volunteers collaborated together and collected approximately 24,000 milliliters of blood from 59 Japanese and American donors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - A Japanese volunteer prepares to test a donor’s blood during a blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 7, 2017. The blood is tested to make sure there are no contagious diseases before the donor can give blood. The volunteers collaborated together and collected approximately 24,000 milliliters of blood from 59 Japanese and American donors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

Station Girl Scouts pack boxes full of care packages for new and expecting mothers after their bridging ceremony at the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School cafeteria here, May 24, 2013. “We made about 500 care packages and inside the care packages are things a new or pregnant mother would need, such as diapers ... a toothbrush with toothpaste and sanitary items,” said Paige Pippin, M. C. Perry elementary school student. - Station Girl Scouts pack boxes full of care packages for new and expecting mothers after their bridging ceremony at the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School cafeteria here, May 24, 2013. “We made about 500 care packages and inside the care packages are things a new or pregnant mother would need, such as diapers ... a toothbrush with toothpaste and sanitary items,” said Paige Pippin, M. C. Perry elementary school student.