Fair Wind and Following Seas: Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron

260604-M-XY994-1305.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis

Jun 8, 2026

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, center, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Federico Mendizabal, the outgoing commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), MCAS Iwakuni, during a change of command ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 4, 2026. The change of command ceremony is a Marine Corps tradition which honors the outgoing commanding officer’s effort and dedication while also recognizing the oncoming commanding officer’s commitment to the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

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