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Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett - Catherine Matchem-Watkins, a Marine Corps Family Team Building Trainer with Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, poses for a photo with her family at Akiyoshidai Safari Land, Japan. Matchem-Watkins, a native of Chicago, Illinois, learned time management skills at a young age that she continues to use to this day to effectively balance time with her family, work, and volunteering in her busy schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)
Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco - U.S. Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician Second Class Patrice Brooks, a native of Jamaica, and Aviation Electrician’s Mate First Class Celeste Taylor, a Texas native, both with Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), Iwakuni, discuss potential career paths at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. As the command career counselor for AIMD Iwakuni and president of the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions, Brooks holds a responsibility to ensure all Sailors under her guidance are well prepared to advance their careers and be valuable contributors to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)
U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo - Nicole Colburn, a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) art teacher at Iwakuni Intermediate School, looks around her classroom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 12, 2024. A native of Shirley, Massachusetts, Colburn teaches art as a way to follow her passion for the history, culture, and creativity of art. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mikael Marcy, a brig supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, instructs a group of Marines during the culminating event of a Marine Corps martial arts instructor course at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 14, 2023. Graduates of the 15-day course become qualified Martial Arts Instructors, empowered to independently lead and facilitate courses, assisting lower-belt Marines in their progression towards higher belts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)
Photo by Cpl. Darien Wright - U.S. Airmen with the U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Squadron, 36th Contingency Response Group, demonstrate how to secure cargo during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group conducted joint training that focused on equipment and process interoperability in a contested logistics environment with the MCAS Iwakuni Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Logistics Department and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien Wright)
Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins - U.S. Marine Corps Brian Bolin, a combat photographer with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, Defense Media Activity, broadcasts music on-air at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 7, 2023. AFN Iwakuni broadcasts news, music, and informational commercials to entertain and inform the community about events happening on base and more (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins).
Courtesy photo - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Navarro, poses for a photo. (Courtesy photo)
Photo by Sgt. Mitchell Austin - A portrait photo of Corina Gonzalez, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 1, 2023. Gonzalez is a Marine Corps veteran and loving mother who volunteers at numerous organizations throughout MCAS Iwakuni, and has proven to be a diligent and dedicated member of the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mitchell Austin)
Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachariah Kern, right, a freight transportation clerk with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Distribution Management Office, oversees cargo distribution documents at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 15, 2023. Transportation specialists coordinate, monitor, and control the movement of equipment and cargo to, from, and across the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Calah Thompson)
Photo by Cpl. Raymond Tong - Renee Cobb the principal Matthew C. Perry High School hugs a member of the graduating class during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 21, 2023. Biden visited MCAS Iwakuni as part of the Joining Forces initiative which focuses on supporting veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Raymond Tong)