Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Champagne, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal award ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2025. Lance Cpl. Champagne received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for rescuing two individuals trapped in wreckage after a vehicle accident while home on leave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen - U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN) specialists assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, pose for a group photo on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 6, 2024. As CBRN Defense Specialists, Marines are trained to respond to and clear areas with possible CBRN hazards in addition to training units in general CBRN information, identification, and response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

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)

Courtesy photo - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Navarro, poses for a photo. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin - U.S. Marines with Marine Transport Squadron Detachment (VMR DET) Iwakuni completes a passenger mission at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, on July 19, 2021. Due to the geographic scope of the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility and the on-going global pandemic, Headquarter & Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni relies on UC-12W for time-sensitive logistical support multiple countries in the Western Pacific theater. These requirements include transporting Marines and Sailors, unique military equipment, aviation parts, and medical evacuation capabilities for MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

MCAS Iwakuni hosts 2019 Special Olympics - Local Japanese athletes and U.S. Marines participate in a soccer game during the 2019 Special Olympics at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. The Special Olympics was held in order to provide Marines and Japanese families volunteer opportunities with each other in a cultural exchange. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

MCAS Iwakuni Change of Command - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, salutes Marines and Sailors during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 22, 2019. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, outgoing commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni, relinquished command to Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni. MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Seventeen air station employees retire - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, center, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, gives a speech during a retirement ceremony for master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees at MCAS Iwakuni, June 28, 2019. The ceremony was held to congratulate and award the retirees with certificates of appreciation for all their work and time spent with units on MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Triton Lai)

JMSDF, MCAS Iwakuni take Friendship Day 2019 to new altitudes - Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Planting pinwheels, growing prevention - U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Mark Peterson, the material control officer with Marine Aerial-Refueler Transport Squadron 152, interacts with his daughter during a pinwheel planting event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2019. The pinwheel planting was held by the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Family Advocacy Program in order to raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention month at MCAS Iwakuni. During the event, nearly 400 students from Iwakuni Elementary School, assisted by volunteer service members, parents, school teachers and MCCS employees, planted 1,500 pinwheels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)