Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators assist each other in boarding an inflatable raft during their mandatory, semi-annual Life-Saving Survival Training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2014. All participants embarked the raft before receiving the order from their instructor to make the final swim to shore. - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators assist each other in boarding an inflatable raft during their mandatory, semi-annual Life-Saving Survival Training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2014. All participants embarked the raft before receiving the order from their instructor to make the final swim to shore.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Takuya Izumi, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force service member, bugle player and conductor, leads four bugle players in playing different notes aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 26, 2013. Bugles are used by JMSDF to signal distinguished visitor arrivals and in ceremonies. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Takuya Izumi, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force service member, bugle player and conductor, leads four bugle players in playing different notes aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 26, 2013. Bugles are used by JMSDF to signal distinguished visitor arrivals and in ceremonies.

A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier receives a haircut at the northside barbershop during a recent visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 28, 2013. Two JGSDF soldiers opted to get an authentic Marine Corps haircut, a high and tight, during the three-day visit. - A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier receives a haircut at the northside barbershop during a recent visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 28, 2013. Two JGSDF soldiers opted to get an authentic Marine Corps haircut, a high and tight, during the three-day visit.

Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Thompson, a Combat Logistics Company 36 maintenance management specialist, puts a kevlar helmet on a local attending the 54th annual Iwakuni Festival hosted in the downtown area by the train station Sunday. More than 20 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and CLC-36 went to the festival dressed in their favorite uniforms to meet and greet locals. Approximately 98,000 people attended the festival hosted by the city of Iwakuni, Iwakuni Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Iwakuni Tourism Association. - Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Thompson, a Combat Logistics Company 36 maintenance management specialist, puts a kevlar helmet on a local attending the 54th annual Iwakuni Festival hosted in the downtown area by the train station Sunday. More than 20 Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and CLC-36 went to the festival dressed in their favorite uniforms to meet and greet locals. Approximately 98,000 people attended the festival hosted by the city of Iwakuni, Iwakuni Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Iwakuni Tourism Association.

An offensive Nafi player dribbles down the field as Sean Weaver, MWSS-171 player, attempts to sneak in for the steal during an intramural soccer game at Penny Lake here July 26. - An offensive Nafi player dribbles down the field as Sean Weaver, MWSS-171 player, attempts to sneak in for the steal during an intramural soccer game at Penny Lake here July 26.