Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Youth and Teen Center members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hold up Kidzos, a special currency used in the theme park Kidzania in Kobe, Japan, July 26, 2017. Kidzania is an indoor education entertainment center that provides children the interactive experience of working adult jobs and earning currency. The currency can be spent on activities and used to buy souvenirs from gift shops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez) - Youth and Teen Center members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hold up Kidzos, a special currency used in the theme park Kidzania in Kobe, Japan, July 26, 2017. Kidzania is an indoor education entertainment center that provides children the interactive experience of working adult jobs and earning currency. The currency can be spent on activities and used to buy souvenirs from gift shops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

The Hakuhodo film team records a promotion video at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 29, 2016. Hakuhodo Inc. teamed up with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to create a promotion video to show how the JMSDF is active in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - The Hakuhodo film team records a promotion video at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 29, 2016. Hakuhodo Inc. teamed up with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to create a promotion video to show how the JMSDF is active in the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

Two F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 fly over head during Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 31, 2016. The Hornet squadron trained in low-altitude tactics, building pilots’ confidence and skills with low flying while performing air-to-surface maneuvers simultaneously. Southern Frontier is a three week unit level training helping pilots gain experience and qualifications in low-altitude tactics, close air support, and air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg) - Two F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 fly over head during Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 31, 2016. The Hornet squadron trained in low-altitude tactics, building pilots’ confidence and skills with low flying while performing air-to-surface maneuvers simultaneously. Southern Frontier is a three week unit level training helping pilots gain experience and qualifications in low-altitude tactics, close air support, and air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg)

A volunteer extends her hand to a Japanese local preschooler at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016. The children bonded with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers through laughter, blowing bubbles and a water fight during a community relations preschool visit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - A volunteer extends her hand to a Japanese local preschooler at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016. The children bonded with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers through laughter, blowing bubbles and a water fight during a community relations preschool visit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

A family races to the finish line during a Superhero Fun Run on the Seawall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 31, 2015. The 1.5K run allowed station residents to celebrate the Halloween festivities while being physically active. Snacks and beverages waited at the finish line as participants crossed. Once bellies were filled, families had the opportunity to take their photos with an outline of a comic-style city backdrop. - A family races to the finish line during a Superhero Fun Run on the Seawall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 31, 2015. The 1.5K run allowed station residents to celebrate the Halloween festivities while being physically active. Snacks and beverages waited at the finish line as participants crossed. Once bellies were filled, families had the opportunity to take their photos with an outline of a comic-style city backdrop.

Marines congregate after receiving their issued rifles during Strategic Mobility Exercise 16 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19-23, 2015. STRATMOBEX tests the ability of the Marines and their units to deploy to an area in need of assistance in a timely manner. - Marines congregate after receiving their issued rifles during Strategic Mobility Exercise 16 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19-23, 2015. STRATMOBEX tests the ability of the Marines and their units to deploy to an area in need of assistance in a timely manner.

Matthew C. Perry Elementary teachers and adult volunteers took part in an official attempt to break a Guinness World Record aimed to raise awareness about literacy by reading to M.C. Perry’s 1st, 4th and 5th graders at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2015. By working across time zones and continents, Points of Light, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Deloitte and hundreds of other organizations hope to read to the most children ever in a 24 hour period. Read Across the Globe is an event during this literacy-awareness week that brings the power of volunteers together to impact literacy in local communities. To help enhance student’s literacy, the official book selection for Read Across the Globe is “Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, a story of how a former basketball star transformed an empty lot into a way to feed his community. - Matthew C. Perry Elementary teachers and adult volunteers took part in an official attempt to break a Guinness World Record aimed to raise awareness about literacy by reading to M.C. Perry’s 1st, 4th and 5th graders at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2015. By working across time zones and continents, Points of Light, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Deloitte and hundreds of other organizations hope to read to the most children ever in a 24 hour period. Read Across the Globe is an event during this literacy-awareness week that brings the power of volunteers together to impact literacy in local communities. To help enhance student’s literacy, the official book selection for Read Across the Globe is “Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, a story of how a former basketball star transformed an empty lot into a way to feed his community.

Station Volunteers look for trash at Futashika Umezu Falls, in Futashika, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2015. The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides residents volunteer opportunities to build relations with Japanese locals and experience part of the foreign culture. Volunteers enjoyed the scenery of the forest, river and waterfalls, as they picked up trash and debris along the river. - Station Volunteers look for trash at Futashika Umezu Falls, in Futashika, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2015. The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides residents volunteer opportunities to build relations with Japanese locals and experience part of the foreign culture. Volunteers enjoyed the scenery of the forest, river and waterfalls, as they picked up trash and debris along the river.

Toshiyuki Kuwahara, chairman of Iwakuni City Assembly, Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, pose for a picture after the first pitch at the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. Atagoyama provided the dirt and sand used in constructing a new runway on MCAS Iwakuni. The ground breaking ceremony represented the construction of the baseball field and future U.S. – Japan relationships. - Toshiyuki Kuwahara, chairman of Iwakuni City Assembly, Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, pose for a picture after the first pitch at the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. Atagoyama provided the dirt and sand used in constructing a new runway on MCAS Iwakuni. The ground breaking ceremony represented the construction of the baseball field and future U.S. – Japan relationships.