Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A player with the Christian Academy in Japan girls soccer team prepares to kick the ball during the 2017 Girls Division II Far East Soccer Tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 15, 2017. International and Department of Defense Education Activity high school teams from all over Japan made up the four-day, 32-game tournament with Matthew C. Perry’s Lady Samurai soccer team winning the championship match 2-0. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - A player with the Christian Academy in Japan girls soccer team prepares to kick the ball during the 2017 Girls Division II Far East Soccer Tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 15, 2017. International and Department of Defense Education Activity high school teams from all over Japan made up the four-day, 32-game tournament with Matthew C. Perry’s Lady Samurai soccer team winning the championship match 2-0. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

The Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai soccer team poses for a photo during the Western Japan Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament on the M.C. Perry Sports Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The team played a total of five games without allowing their opponents to score. This is the second year the Lady Samurai have won the tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - The Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai soccer team poses for a photo during the Western Japan Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament on the M.C. Perry Sports Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The team played a total of five games without allowing their opponents to score. This is the second year the Lady Samurai have won the tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

Col. Richard F. Fuerst, station commanding officer for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses station residents and Japanese locals during the U.S-Japan Children Soccer event at the Suo-Oshima Athletic Field in Suo-Oshima, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. As part of a good keeping with the U.S.-Japan relationship, soccer was used to break the barrier of communication through words and teach children communication through actions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - Col. Richard F. Fuerst, station commanding officer for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses station residents and Japanese locals during the U.S-Japan Children Soccer event at the Suo-Oshima Athletic Field in Suo-Oshima, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. As part of a good keeping with the U.S.-Japan relationship, soccer was used to break the barrier of communication through words and teach children communication through actions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

Players from the Osan Cougars and Yokota Panthers girls’ soccer teams attempt to gain possession of the ball during the championship game in the Far East Soccer Tournament hosted by Matthew C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni May 19, 2016. The Far East Soccer Tournament is the largest soccer event that Department of Defense Education Activity Schools Pacific in Japan, Korea and International Schools have to look forward to compete in all season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released) - Players from the Osan Cougars and Yokota Panthers girls’ soccer teams attempt to gain possession of the ball during the championship game in the Far East Soccer Tournament hosted by Matthew C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni May 19, 2016. The Far East Soccer Tournament is the largest soccer event that Department of Defense Education Activity Schools Pacific in Japan, Korea and International Schools have to look forward to compete in all season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)

A Special Olympics athlete competes in a bowling competition during the Special Olympics Hiroshima at the Strike Zone Bowling Center at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015. As the last event before the Olympians received their medals, the special Olympics maintained its inspirational tempo by promoting a competitive atmosphere, camaraderie and sportsmanship. - A Special Olympics athlete competes in a bowling competition during the Special Olympics Hiroshima at the Strike Zone Bowling Center at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015. As the last event before the Olympians received their medals, the special Olympics maintained its inspirational tempo by promoting a competitive atmosphere, camaraderie and sportsmanship.

Japanese children from schools in the local area and children from Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, participate in the Japan-U.S. Friendship Kid's Soccer Event coordinated by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau at the Suo-Oshima Town Athletics Track and Field in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 27, 2015. This annual event serves as an opportunity for American and Japanese children to interact and help build bonds between the people of the U.S. and Japan. - Japanese children from schools in the local area and children from Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, participate in the Japan-U.S. Friendship Kid's Soccer Event coordinated by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau at the Suo-Oshima Town Athletics Track and Field in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 27, 2015. This annual event serves as an opportunity for American and Japanese children to interact and help build bonds between the people of the U.S. and Japan.

Participants of the Southern California Seahorse Soccer Club soccer camp take part in a scrimmage at Penny Lake fields aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, July 24, 2014. The soccer camp was hosted by the Seahorses in association with Marine Corps Community Services to provide Iwakuni youth the opportunity to improve their soccer skills. - Participants of the Southern California Seahorse Soccer Club soccer camp take part in a scrimmage at Penny Lake fields aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, July 24, 2014. The soccer camp was hosted by the Seahorses in association with Marine Corps Community Services to provide Iwakuni youth the opportunity to improve their soccer skills.

Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, high school soccer team, dives for a ball during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Division Two Boys championship soccer game aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 22, 2013. Justin Hill, 17, team captain for Perry, scored the goal with a header off of a blocked penalty kick. - Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, high school soccer team, dives for a ball during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Division Two Boys championship soccer game aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 22, 2013. Justin Hill, 17, team captain for Perry, scored the goal with a header off of a blocked penalty kick.

A player from U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, tries to slip past a player from Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far-East Division Two All-Boy Soccer Tournament aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 19, 2014. The tournament is taking place May 19-22, 2014 aboard station. - A player from U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, tries to slip past a player from Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far-East Division Two All-Boy Soccer Tournament aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 19, 2014. The tournament is taking place May 19-22, 2014 aboard station.