Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Drevonn Flu, representing the Branch Medical Clinic, aligns himself for his first practice roll during the Commander’s Cup Bowling Challenge at the Strike Zone here July 16. The BHC took second place overall with a combined score of 2,148. - Drevonn Flu, representing the Branch Medical Clinic, aligns himself for his first practice roll during the Commander’s Cup Bowling Challenge at the Strike Zone here July 16. The BHC took second place overall with a combined score of 2,148.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 make preparations during exercise Thunder Horse at the Penny Lake fields here June 22. MWSS-171 trains year-round in order to be ready at a moment’s notice for any situation. - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 make preparations during exercise Thunder Horse at the Penny Lake fields here June 22. MWSS-171 trains year-round in order to be ready at a moment’s notice for any situation.

Sgt. Ryan Wilhite, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 explosive ordnance disposal assistant team leader, explains the workings of the different types of improvised explosive devices during an IED training course at the north side dump here June 23. The training was done to teach the Marines how to identify hidden IEDs on the road to reduce the number of service members falling victim to them. - Sgt. Ryan Wilhite, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 explosive ordnance disposal assistant team leader, explains the workings of the different types of improvised explosive devices during an IED training course at the north side dump here June 23. The training was done to teach the Marines how to identify hidden IEDs on the road to reduce the number of service members falling victim to them.

Lance Cpl. Keenen Chapple-Brown, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 logistics vehicle systems operator, and Pvt. Zachary Leininger, an MWSS-171 motor vehicle operator, work together to hook up two vehicles together during a professional military education class, which was taught during Exercise Thunder Horse at Penny Lake field here June 23. Exercise Thunder Horse was conducted to train MWSS-171 Marines in motor transport operations and prepare them for the upcoming exercise Haramura slated for July 16-23 in Haramura, Japan. - Lance Cpl. Keenen Chapple-Brown, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 logistics vehicle systems operator, and Pvt. Zachary Leininger, an MWSS-171 motor vehicle operator, work together to hook up two vehicles together during a professional military education class, which was taught during Exercise Thunder Horse at Penny Lake field here June 23. Exercise Thunder Horse was conducted to train MWSS-171 Marines in motor transport operations and prepare them for the upcoming exercise Haramura slated for July 16-23 in Haramura, Japan.

Andre Park, Aircraft Rescue Firefighter, rushes to complete the highest amount of crunches possible within a two-minute time frame during the Commanders’s Cup Endurance Challenge at the IronWorks Gym here June 18. Competitors were only given two-minute break periods while rotating between the five endurance stations. - Andre Park, Aircraft Rescue Firefighter, rushes to complete the highest amount of crunches possible within a two-minute time frame during the Commanders’s Cup Endurance Challenge at the IronWorks Gym here June 18. Competitors were only given two-minute break periods while rotating between the five endurance stations.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Christopher A. Feyedelem passes the organizational colors to U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael C. Taylor during the Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 15, 2010. The exchange of the organizational colors is symbolic of the transfer of command from the outgoing commanding officer to the incomming commanding officer. - U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Christopher A. Feyedelem passes the organizational colors to U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael C. Taylor during the Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 15, 2010. The exchange of the organizational colors is symbolic of the transfer of command from the outgoing commanding officer to the incomming commanding officer.

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron’s second baseman Rodney Buentello unleashes his fury on the slow-moving softball coming his way for a solid base hit during the 2010 Intramural Summer Softball Tournament at the main softball field here Saturday. H&HS took second place in the tournament after falling to BOP/MWSS-171 14-7. - Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron’s second baseman Rodney Buentello unleashes his fury on the slow-moving softball coming his way for a solid base hit during the 2010 Intramural Summer Softball Tournament at the main softball field here Saturday. H&HS took second place in the tournament after falling to BOP/MWSS-171 14-7.

William Saunders, 12, seventh-grade Matthew C. Perry Advancement Via Individual Determination student pretends to fire a cleared MK19 attached to a humvee during the static display event near the IronWorks Gym here June 3. Saunders is assisted and supervised by Lance Cpl. Victor Contreras, a Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 armorer. - William Saunders, 12, seventh-grade Matthew C. Perry Advancement Via Individual Determination student pretends to fire a cleared MK19 attached to a humvee during the static display event near the IronWorks Gym here June 3. Saunders is assisted and supervised by Lance Cpl. Victor Contreras, a Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 armorer.