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Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett
260317-M-TB340-1014.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett

Mar 29, 2026
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Leitsch, right, a career planner with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reads a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal citation for Sgt. Christian Flores, a career planner with HHS, MCAS Iwakuni, and a native of Sharon, Wisconsin, during an award ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 17, 2026. Sgt. Flores received a NAM for his performance as a career planner over the past 6 years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett)


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