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Station residents, Japanese compete in youth basketball tournament August 22, 2016 — The Mainland Sports Association hosted a basketball tournament for station residents and Japanese nationals at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2016.Forty-four athletes from Iwakuni, Hirata, Ohno, Otake and MSA-Iwakuni took to the courts to compete against each other in a series of basketball games.“We participated in a friendship MORE

49th Kintai Marathon lead to friendships April 19, 2016 — Station residents and Japanese participants stretched and began preparing themselves for the mental and physical challenges ahead before competing in the 49th Kintai Marathon on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan April 17, 2016. MORE

Young basketball players hit the courts with MBA April 18, 2016 — Approximately 40 military and Japanese children from various installations across the Pacific region participated in the 2016 Mainland Basketball Association Spring Basketball Camp at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 11-14, 2016.Student athletes between the ages of 12 and 18 attended the camp seeking to improve their knowledge of MORE

Station residents volunteer for Special Olympics Hiroshima October 4, 2015 — Station residents volunteered for the Special Olympics Hiroshima held at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015.On July 20, 1968, Eunice Shriver founded the Special Olympics and it became officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1988. This program provides year-round training for upcoming competitions in a MORE

To run, or not to run, that is the marathon October 20, 2013 — The year was 490 B.C., the Greeks had just defeated the Persians and Pheidippiedes, a courier, began his trek from the battlefield, approximately 25 miles, to the city of Athens. When he arrived, he rushed to tell of the victory, dying soon after. The battle in this story is Marathon, and while the tale is rumored to be just a fable, the marathon MORE