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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency (HA/DR) operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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The streets of Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture Japan, are covered with brush decorations to celebrate the “Fude Matsuri,” a Japanese Calligraphy Brush Festival, Sept. 23, 2015. This festival is held every autumn equinox in the capital of brushes, where locals and even residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, visit to learn about Kumano-fude’s history, see the “fude-shi” brush-making craftsman and buy hand-made souvenirs.
150923-M-QA203-005.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Jessica Quezada

Sep 24, 2015
Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture - The streets of Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture Japan, are covered with brush decorations to celebrate the “Fude Matsuri,” a Japanese Calligraphy Brush Festival, Sept. 23, 2015. This festival is held every autumn equinox in the capital of brushes, where locals and even residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, visit to learn about Kumano-fude’s history, see the “fude-shi” brush-making craftsman and buy hand-made souvenirs.


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