Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Yamaguchi Track Association hosts US-Japan friendship softball tournament - Softball players warm up during a U.S.-Japan friendship softball tournament in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 20, 2018. The tournament was hosted by the Yamaguchi Track Association to strengthen the relationship between Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Station residents shop for experience at local wholesale food market - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident takes a photo at a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was available to buy and to advertise it to MCAS Iwakuni residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Iwakuni Marines rescue boat passengers at Kintai Bridge - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dawson Hatzman, an engineer assistant with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, stands for a photo in the Nishiki River in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 1, 2018. Hatzman helped a local Japanese boatman free his boat from the current in the Nishiki River during Easter weekend. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

USO Iwakuni hosts second annual Pizza-Bingo Night - Joshua Baskara, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, plays bingo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 27, 2018. The event was held as part of the Month of the Military Child to show appreciation for the sacrifices children of service members make in supporting their parents. To recognize the support they give, USO Iwakuni supplied pizza and prizes for a bingo night. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Iwakuni service members, residents compete in Amazing Race 2018 - Volunteers present awards to the top teams of the Amazing Race 2018 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2018. The event was hosted by the MCAS Iwakuni American Red Cross and USO as an active way to inform station residents about the services available throughout the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

International friendships formed through celebrating Girl Scouts’ birthday - Girl Scouts with Yamaguchi troop 37 and Iwakuni troops 92, 93 and 94 pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2018. Girl Scouts from different cultures came together and made new friends as they celebrated the Girl Scouts’ 106th birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert showcases harmony between two nations - Allen Strawbridge, music teacher for Matthew C. Perry High School, directs his students in their performance of “Funky Town/I Feel Good” during the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24, 2018. The event allowed students from different cultures to come together to perform and have the opportunity to build connections through music, despite the language barrier. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Kizuna Stadium brings American, Japanese locals together - The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni color guard presents colors during the Kizuna stadium grand opening in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 4, 2017. The stadium is seen as more than just a sports complex for teams to train and play in. It is a hallmark of what the U.S.-Japan friendship has accomplished in Iwakuni City. Everything from the dogwood trees planted just outside to the name of the stadium itself – Kizuna, which means bond – represents the prosperous union between the two allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Active Shield tests mission readiness between American, Japanese forces - Firefighters from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni respond to a simulated casualty during a chemical exposure drill as part of exercise Active Shield at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 17, 2017. Active Shield is an annual exercise designed to test the abilities of U.S. and Japanese forces to work alongside each other to protect and defend the air station and other U.S. assets in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

Students welcome new school year with new facilities - Dwayne Jefferson, principal of Iwakuni Elementary School, gives a speech to the students during the first day of school at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 30, 2017. The day marked the first time the school facility was going to be used since its construction finished this year, along with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School and Iwakuni Middle School. The new school facilities have been setup to benefit the students, faculty and staff. They are also capable of taking in more students as the MCAS Iwakuni population increases. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Donato Maffin)