Eugene Clark, Youth and Teen Center director, presents Sgt. Maj. Gerard J. Calvin, Mini Marine Corps Ball guest speaker and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 sergeant major, with a plaque at the Club Iwakuni ballroom during the Mini Marine Corps Ball here Oct. 26, 2012. - Eugene Clark, Youth and Teen Center director, presents Sgt. Maj. Gerard J. Calvin, Mini Marine Corps Ball guest speaker and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 sergeant major, with a plaque at the Club Iwakuni ballroom during the Mini Marine Corps Ball here Oct. 26, 2012.

Capt. Matt H. Langferman, a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 F/A-18D Hornet pilot, and Capt. Bradley N. Buick, a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18D Hornet weapon systems officer, perform preflight checks during air-to-air and air-to-ground training as part of Exercise Island Fury aboard Andersen Air Force base Oct. 19, 2012. Guam provides a unique training experience due to varying terrain for day and night exercises and close proximity to sister services for training and support. - Capt. Matt H. Langferman, a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 F/A-18D Hornet pilot, and Capt. Bradley N. Buick, a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18D Hornet weapon systems officer, perform preflight checks during air-to-air and air-to-ground training as part of Exercise Island Fury aboard Andersen Air Force base Oct. 19, 2012. Guam provides a unique training experience due to varying terrain for day and night exercises and close proximity to sister services for training and support.

Cpl. Joseph S. Lorenzen, a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 F/A-18D Hornet airframes mechanic, and Sgt. Frank Gottardo, VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18D Hornet airframes quality assurance representative and mechanic, troubleshoot a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18D Hornet during Exercise Island Fury aboard Andersen Air Force Base Oct. 19. Island Fury is a month-long exercise, which began early October. - Cpl. Joseph S. Lorenzen, a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 F/A-18D Hornet airframes mechanic, and Sgt. Frank Gottardo, VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18D Hornet airframes quality assurance representative and mechanic, troubleshoot a VMFA(AW)-225 F/A-18D Hornet during Exercise Island Fury aboard Andersen Air Force Base Oct. 19. Island Fury is a month-long exercise, which began early October.

A Gladiator's Cup challenge team competes in the ten-legged race during the Commander's Cup's final event, the Gladiator Cup challenge, which took place at Penny Lake fields here Oct. 19, 2012. The Gladiator's Cup was an all-day, multi-disciplined evolution and teams received points based on their placement in each event. At the end of the day, officials totaled each team's points for the day to decide the victor. - A Gladiator's Cup challenge team competes in the ten-legged race during the Commander's Cup's final event, the Gladiator Cup challenge, which took place at Penny Lake fields here Oct. 19, 2012. The Gladiator's Cup was an all-day, multi-disciplined evolution and teams received points based on their placement in each event. At the end of the day, officials totaled each team's points for the day to decide the victor.

Corporals Alice Garcia and Jesus Obregon, community relations event volunteers, walk to find trash during the Single Marine Program Marine Lounge volunteer cleanup, which took place near the surrounding Futashika River area Oct. 19, 2012. Volunteers spent the entire afternoon cleaning up the environment, taking photos and enjoying a barbecue. - Corporals Alice Garcia and Jesus Obregon, community relations event volunteers, walk to find trash during the Single Marine Program Marine Lounge volunteer cleanup, which took place near the surrounding Futashika River area Oct. 19, 2012. Volunteers spent the entire afternoon cleaning up the environment, taking photos and enjoying a barbecue.

Leilani Duncan, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School 5th grade student, looks for eggs, larva and caterpillars at the station Community Garden Oct. 18, 2012. Since the beginning of the Community Garden, students are not the only ones who have began to help with the garden, other teachers and parents have also taken an interest in helping to make the garden a success. The Community Garden, has already won an award recognizing them as one of only ten schools to win the "How Do You Green Your School?" contest by Nicklodeon and the National Wildlife Federation. - Leilani Duncan, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School 5th grade student, looks for eggs, larva and caterpillars at the station Community Garden Oct. 18, 2012. Since the beginning of the Community Garden, students are not the only ones who have began to help with the garden, other teachers and parents have also taken an interest in helping to make the garden a success. The Community Garden, has already won an award recognizing them as one of only ten schools to win the "How Do You Green Your School?" contest by Nicklodeon and the National Wildlife Federation.

(Left to right) Lance Cpl. Gustavo Moreno, Marine Aircraft Group 12 aviation operations specialist, Sgt. Ryan Harris, MAG-12 intelligence specialist and Sgt. Cristhian Santana, MAG-12 administration specialist, set up concertina wire around the perimeter of an expeditionary command operations center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Oct. 17, 2012. The COC was built to ensure the Marines could deploy a system in an efficient and timely manner. - (Left to right) Lance Cpl. Gustavo Moreno, Marine Aircraft Group 12 aviation operations specialist, Sgt. Ryan Harris, MAG-12 intelligence specialist and Sgt. Cristhian Santana, MAG-12 administration specialist, set up concertina wire around the perimeter of an expeditionary command operations center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Oct. 17, 2012. The COC was built to ensure the Marines could deploy a system in an efficient and timely manner.