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Photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault
251205-M-AA976-1047.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Colin Thibault

Dec 14, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Kelley, senior Marine instructor, Matthew C. Perry High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, gives a safety brief to JROTC cadets before an air rifle marksmanship competition at Matthew C. Perry High School, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 5, 2025. Cadets from five Department of Defense Education Activity high schools across the Pacific met at MCAS Iwakuni to hone their marksmanship skills in a friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)


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