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U.S. service members, civilians, and Japanese locals observe the 81st Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, March 28, 2026. The ceremony is held every year in remembrance of the Japanese locals and U.S. crew members of Torpedo Squadron 6 who lost their lives in a U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger crash during WWII. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eliza Fremont)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Martinez Arias, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, participates in a physical training challenge on the parade deck of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 27, 2026. Martinez completed the challenge for 72-hours of liberty as a reward for being physically exemplary in his duties as a Marine. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Martinez Arias, an expeditionary firefighting and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, participates in a physical training challenge on the parade deck of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 27, 2026. Watch the full story on the AFN Iwakuni Facebook page. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)

Wesley Weeks, Student Council President and National Junior Honor Society Representative, speaks with radio broadcaster Lance Cpl. Andrew Kinght at the AFN Iwakuni radio station on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 25, 2026. During the interview, they spoke about what it takes to become a member of NJHS and why Weeks chose to join it. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)