Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni commanding officer, and Iwakuni City Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda tour the Air Mobility Command (AMC) terminal at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 25, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kevin Alarcon) Images

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conduct flight operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug 18, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune) Images 1 Images 2 video

U.S. service members and civilians cut a ribbon at the Marine Corps Exchange Marine Mart during the grand opening at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 31, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune) Images

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jason P. Kaufmann, offgoing commanding officer of Headquarter and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), relinquished command to Lt. Col. Jonathan Hutchison, oncoming commanding officer of H&HS, at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan on July 9, 2020. Both Kaufmann and Hutchison had a message for the Marines and Sailors of H&HS stressing the importance of their mission aboard the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kevin Alarcon)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conduct flight operations aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 17, 2020. VMFA-121 is the first forward deployed Marine F-35B squadron, capable of providing close air support and conducting strike missions in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Katie Markwald) Images