Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Station residents and instructors pose for a group photo during a tea ceremony with the Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Club hosted by the Cultural Adaptation Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Programs like these help familiarize Americans with the culture of Japan, which they are now a part of. - Station residents and instructors pose for a group photo during a tea ceremony with the Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Club hosted by the Cultural Adaptation Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Programs like these help familiarize Americans with the culture of Japan, which they are now a part of.

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.

Lance Cpl. Charles Harwell, an aviation ordinance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, checks the armament switches in the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. The squadron, originally stationed in MCAS Beaufort, N.C., came to the station in support of the unit deployment program replacing VMFA(AW)-225. - Lance Cpl. Charles Harwell, an aviation ordinance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, checks the armament switches in the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. The squadron, originally stationed in MCAS Beaufort, N.C., came to the station in support of the unit deployment program replacing VMFA(AW)-225.

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.

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.

Volunteers grab colored powder to throw at station residents participating in the Color Me Awareness Run at Penny Lake Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2015. This run, coordinated by Behavior Health and Health Promotions, is made to raise the awareness of substance abuse, domestic violence and breast cancer. - Volunteers grab colored powder to throw at station residents participating in the Color Me Awareness Run at Penny Lake Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2015. This run, coordinated by Behavior Health and Health Promotions, is made to raise the awareness of substance abuse, domestic violence and breast cancer.

Celebrate national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and consumption. The goal of Energy Action Month is to raise awareness of effective energy use and to encourage productive energy use habits throughout the year. - Celebrate national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and consumption. The goal of Energy Action Month is to raise awareness of effective energy use and to encourage productive energy use habits throughout the year.