Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Edward York II, an expeditionary firefighter and rescue specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, is presented with a letter of appreciation from the Iwakuni Regional Firefighting Organization in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 9, 2020. York was recognized for his efforts in rescuing a Japanese woman from drowning at a local beach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune) Images

Japan Minister of Defense Taro Kono and Brig. Gen. James Wellons, U.S. Forces Japan deputy commanding general, visit Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2020. Defense Minister Kono and Brig. Gen. Wellons met aboard the air station to discuss U.S./Japan interoperability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin) Images

Students from M.C. Perry High School class of 2020 participate in a graduation ceremony parade aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 29, 2020. The parade was held in order to give family and friends the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremony while preventing any risk of spreading COVID-19 aboard the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin) Images

V-22 Ospreys bound for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrive in Japan at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, May 8, 2020. The V-22 off-load marked the first time JGSDF V-22s arrived on Japanese soil. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Katie Markwald) Images

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni transports tests for COVID-19 between installations, April 23, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune) Images