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Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni attend Japanese driving course . Marine Corps Sgt. Tamika Beckman, right, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, drives a car during a Status of Forces Agreement driving course at the Iwakuni Driving School in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 11, 2019. Along with driving, parking and stopping, the driving course also included various driving scenarios that teach students safe driving procedures. The course was coordinated by the station safety center to further progress the safety, etiquette and manners of SOFA drivers. Read more

Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. Read more

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese residents ask Kikuko Shinjo, a survivor of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima during World War II, questions in Hiroshima, Japan, April 26, 2019. Read more

Oana Ivanoff, center left, the Marine lounge manager with Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni addresses volunteers before a clean-up at the Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 17, 2019. The Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Single Marine Program (SMP) hosted the bridge clean-up as part of the SMP Days of Service, a five-day series of events where service members volunteer to give back to the local community. Read more

Firefighters with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Fire Department conduct the rescue of a simulated casualty trapped in an escalator during an escalator rescue drill at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2019. Read more

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MCAS Iwakuni, JMSDF host Friendship Day 2019 (Package/Pkg)

Friendship Day has given Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni residents an opportunity to interact and build bonds for over 40 years. Marine Cpl. Jennifer Gay attended the 43rd annual Friendship Day celebration to see how the festivities continue to bring service members and Japanese closer together. This video story includes soundbites from Col. Richard Fuerst, Commanding officer, MCAS Iwakuni, and RADM Satoru Onishi, Commander, Fleet Air Wing 31. This story is available in high definition.

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