Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Celebrate national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and consumption. The goal of Energy Action Month is to raise awareness of effective energy use and to encourage productive energy use habits throughout the year. - Celebrate national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and consumption. The goal of Energy Action Month is to raise awareness of effective energy use and to encourage productive energy use habits throughout the year.

Dr. Suzanne Landrum, principal of Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, plays the drums with a local drum group, “Marifu Daiko”, during the Info Expo inside the Club Iwakuni Grand Ballroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 12, 2015. The group includes station residents and local Japanese drummers. The Info Expo provided an opportunity for station residents to familiarize themselves with services offered on and off base as well as travel, shopping, and cultural experiences available. - Dr. Suzanne Landrum, principal of Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, plays the drums with a local drum group, “Marifu Daiko”, during the Info Expo inside the Club Iwakuni Grand Ballroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 12, 2015. The group includes station residents and local Japanese drummers. The Info Expo provided an opportunity for station residents to familiarize themselves with services offered on and off base as well as travel, shopping, and cultural experiences available.

Students with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gather around to greet Eiji Aridome, a fire fighter aboard station, and, Sparky, the air station’s fire safety dog, during M.C. Perry Elementary and High School’s 9/11 Remembrance Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2015. Beginning at 9:11 a.m., this is the third annual walk hosted by the schools and an event that helps students understand the significance of never forgetting, according to Devin Johnston-Lee, fire chief for the air station. - Students with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gather around to greet Eiji Aridome, a fire fighter aboard station, and, Sparky, the air station’s fire safety dog, during M.C. Perry Elementary and High School’s 9/11 Remembrance Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2015. Beginning at 9:11 a.m., this is the third annual walk hosted by the schools and an event that helps students understand the significance of never forgetting, according to Devin Johnston-Lee, fire chief for the air station.

Marines and firefighters climbed the training tower during a 9/11 remembrance climb aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 9, 2015, to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. Participants included Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, the Provost Marshal's Office and the Special Reaction Team Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Fuel Division Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, and Japanese firefighters. Each participant carried with them a photo of a fallen firefighter as they climbed the training towers 18 times for a total of 110 floors, the same amount of floors as the twin towers. - Marines and firefighters climbed the training tower during a 9/11 remembrance climb aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 9, 2015, to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11. Participants included Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, the Provost Marshal's Office and the Special Reaction Team Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Fuel Division Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, and Japanese firefighters. Each participant carried with them a photo of a fallen firefighter as they climbed the training towers 18 times for a total of 110 floors, the same amount of floors as the twin towers.

A crowd peers into a firetruck at Child Safety Day Event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2015. Children and parents crowded around several safety vehicles on display for the event. The kids had the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat of firetrucks, a police cruiser and an ambulance, while blasting the sirens, honking the horns and talking over the loud speakers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released) - A crowd peers into a firetruck at Child Safety Day Event aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2015. Children and parents crowded around several safety vehicles on display for the event. The kids had the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat of firetrucks, a police cruiser and an ambulance, while blasting the sirens, honking the horns and talking over the loud speakers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg/Released)

Distinguished guests cut the ribbon, officially opening the Flightline Mess Hall during the ribbon cutting ceremony, April 1, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. As part of the Defense Policy Review Initiative aboard station the opening of the new Mess Hall will improve proficiency of the flightline by providing Marines a closer facility to enjoy chow. - Distinguished guests cut the ribbon, officially opening the Flightline Mess Hall during the ribbon cutting ceremony, April 1, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. As part of the Defense Policy Review Initiative aboard station the opening of the new Mess Hall will improve proficiency of the flightline by providing Marines a closer facility to enjoy chow.

Lance Cpl. Nickolas Stafford, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Engineer Company, combat engineer platoon, saws a piece of wood for a project currently under construction, March 26, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The primary mission of combat engineers aboard station is to support Marine Aircraft Group 12 and station airfield operations along with the adjacent units of MAG-12, including those that are part of the Unit Deployment Program. - Lance Cpl. Nickolas Stafford, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Engineer Company, combat engineer platoon, saws a piece of wood for a project currently under construction, March 26, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The primary mission of combat engineers aboard station is to support Marine Aircraft Group 12 and station airfield operations along with the adjacent units of MAG-12, including those that are part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Lance Cpl. Jaquoise Johnson, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, sweeps an exit inside the Flightline Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 19, 2015. As part of the ongoing expansion of MCAS Iwakuni, the opening of the new Flightline Mess Hall, slated for April 1, 2015, is part of a plan to improve productivity aboard station. - Lance Cpl. Jaquoise Johnson, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, sweeps an exit inside the Flightline Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 19, 2015. As part of the ongoing expansion of MCAS Iwakuni, the opening of the new Flightline Mess Hall, slated for April 1, 2015, is part of a plan to improve productivity aboard station.