Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

9th annual US-Japan Friendship Concert held in Iwakuni City - Students with elementary, middle and high schools from Iwakuni City, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and surrounding cities perform “Remember Me” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 23, 2019. Seven schools with an accumulative 222 students participated in the 9th annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert that was hosted by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau. The purpose of the concert was to strengthen understanding and collaboration with local residents within the vicinity of Iwakuni City. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Learning the roots: station residents dig lotus roots - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident presents a lotus root dish prepared during a lotus root cooking class in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 5, 2019. Station residents took a trip to a local market and lotus root field with the Cultural Adaptation Program in order to learn about the lotus root grown in Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelo Sagum)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Kinjuen Nursing Home residents eat somen nagashi, or sliding somen noodles, during a nursing home visit with the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 7, 2017. The nursing home invited tenants of the air station to celebrate a Tanabata, also known as the star festival. It gave tenants of the air station a taste of Japanese culture and friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Kinjuen Nursing Home residents eat somen nagashi, or sliding somen noodles, during a nursing home visit with the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 7, 2017. The nursing home invited tenants of the air station to celebrate a Tanabata, also known as the star festival. It gave tenants of the air station a taste of Japanese culture and friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

Larraine DeLoach, a model for The Red Carpet Event of Iwakuni 2016, displays a dress on the runway at the Egretta restaurant in Iwakuni, Japan, July 16, 2016. Models displayed hair styles, make-up and different clothing styles from various businesses to guests attending the event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - Larraine DeLoach, a model for The Red Carpet Event of Iwakuni 2016, displays a dress on the runway at the Egretta restaurant in Iwakuni, Japan, July 16, 2016. Models displayed hair styles, make-up and different clothing styles from various businesses to guests attending the event. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

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.

Suo-Oshima Town Municipal Wada Elementary School students perform during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert, which took place inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni, March 2, 2013. The concert consisted of multiple songs and performances by several local Japanese schools and Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students. - Suo-Oshima Town Municipal Wada Elementary School students perform during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert, which took place inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni, March 2, 2013. The concert consisted of multiple songs and performances by several local Japanese schools and Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students.

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.

Racers take off from the starting line after setting their watches to help pace themselves for the 45th annual Kintai Marathon around Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni April 15, 2012. Racers began clumped together, but the pack quickly thinned as many racers sped past or dropped behind the rest of the pack. The race isn’t about winning for some competitors; some just love the thought of completing the race. The ability for all of these racers to complete the 26-mile race takes training and keeps these runners fit and healthy. - Racers take off from the starting line after setting their watches to help pace themselves for the 45th annual Kintai Marathon around Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni April 15, 2012. Racers began clumped together, but the pack quickly thinned as many racers sped past or dropped behind the rest of the pack. The race isn’t about winning for some competitors; some just love the thought of completing the race. The ability for all of these racers to complete the 26-mile race takes training and keeps these runners fit and healthy.