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Photo by Lance Cpl Colin Thibault
240130-M-AA976-1193.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault

Feb 4, 2024
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeferson HernandezEscobar, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Company 36, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Lance Cpl. Cyrus Fayiah, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and U.S. Navy Aviation Mechanic Seaman Alwayne Cowie, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, swear in during a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2024. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge MCAS Iwakuni service members’ becoming citizens of the United States. The ceremony included service members from El Salvador, Liberia, Mexico, Jamaica, and the Philippines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Colin Thibault)


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