Photo by Staff Sergeant. Jessika Braden - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jayden Watson, a future operations noncommissioned officer with Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), gives a presentation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Watson joined the Marine Corps in 2019 to make headway toward a safe and healthy lifestyle and provide for his three younger siblings. Despite facing adversity throughout his career, Watson has contributed to the success of Marines on the installation by serving as a combat marksmanship coach, an accredited Lean Six Sigma Instructor, and an adversity recovery mentor. (Courtesy photo by Staff Sergeant. Jessika Braden)

photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor - U.S. Army Sgt. Monica Laverdure (right), an Animal Care Specialist with Public Health Activity (PHA) Japan, Iwakuni Branch, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sierra Parks, a military working-dog handler assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal’s Office (PMO), discuss a military-working dog’s health at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 4, 2023. Laverdure, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of the few Soldiers stationed on MCAS Iwakuni’s veterinary treatment facility where she works to keep both military working dogs and personal pets on the air station healthy and active. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Sucik, an Engineman with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, steers a utility boat at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 19, 2022. Sucik, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, joined the Navy in 2020 and has since become MCAS Iwakuni’s H&HS Blue Jacket of the Year for 2022, as well as a part-time musician who performs his music at different venues. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaac Orozco - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Yocelin Vertiz (center right), an administration specialist, and Lance Cpl. Meghan Sauvalle, an expeditionary airfield systems technician, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, help children off a bounce house during the Owl Park Inclusive Day community relations event at the Atagoyama Fukuro Park, also known as the Atago Owl Park, in Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 23 2022. Vertiz currently serves as the H&HS Primary Single Marine Program Representative, where she helps coordinate events for her Marines. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Isaac Orozco).

Photo by Cpl. Lance KelL - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Tyler Huggins, a Marine Corps Instructor of Water Survival assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, poses for a photo at the Iron Works South pool at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 9, 2022. Huggins began swimming at 5 years old, and continues to use the skills he’s learned throughout his life to train and prepare Marines as proficient amphibious warfighters. Upon certification, MCIWS are responsible for overseeing water training, swim qualification courses, and developing service members throughout the entire Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lance Kell)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor - U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Ramy Teriak, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, logistics officer, poses for a photo at the installation’s harbor Oct. 27, 2022. Teriak’s role as the installation’s logistics officer heavily involves operations at the air station’s harbor, which is uniquely designed to have direct access to a flightline. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)