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Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon
260112-M-TK882-1935.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon

Jan 22, 2026
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Community leaders, strike a sake barrel's top with wooden mallets at a traditional Tondo festival at Kawashimo Elementary School, Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 12, 2026. The annual festival marks the Japanese New Year and Coming of Age Day, bringing together community leaders and residents to pray for good health, prosperity, and strong ties between the local community and U.S. residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon)


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