Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Fifth-grade students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School sit during the Drug Abuse Resistance Education graduation held at the Building 1 auditorium here Jan. 12. During the graduation, each student received a D.A.R.E certificate, and Daren the Lion presented them each with a D.A.R.E. T-shirt and water bottle. - Fifth-grade students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School sit during the Drug Abuse Resistance Education graduation held at the Building 1 auditorium here Jan. 12. During the graduation, each student received a D.A.R.E certificate, and Daren the Lion presented them each with a D.A.R.E. T-shirt and water bottle.

Col. Robert Brassaw, commanding officer for MAG-36, and Group Captain “Rocket” Chatarasopa, Korat Royal Thai Air Force commanding officer, sit and enjoy a performance put on by the young ladies of Narisawat welfare Protection and Vocational Training Centre for Women here in Thailand Feb. 10. - Col. Robert Brassaw, commanding officer for MAG-36, and Group Captain “Rocket” Chatarasopa, Korat Royal Thai Air Force commanding officer, sit and enjoy a performance put on by the young ladies of Narisawat welfare Protection and Vocational Training Centre for Women here in Thailand Feb. 10.

Marine WIng Support Squadron 171 Engineer detachment uses contracted heavy equipment Jan. 2 during the construction of “Cooper’s Airstrip” at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, in support of Exercise Lava Viper. - Marine WIng Support Squadron 171 Engineer detachment uses contracted heavy equipment Jan. 2 during the construction of “Cooper’s Airstrip” at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, in support of Exercise Lava Viper.

A Marine boards an elephant staged at the loading deck during the Single Marine Program trip to Haew Suwat Waterfalls in the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand Jan. 24. Three Marines were allowed per elephant to trek through the jungle. - A Marine boards an elephant staged at the loading deck during the Single Marine Program trip to Haew Suwat Waterfalls in the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand Jan. 24. Three Marines were allowed per elephant to trek through the jungle.

Lance Cpl. Jesus Hernandez, a Northside food service specialist, stirs the bean pilaf he plans to use to win the 2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Chef of the Quarter competition at the Southside Mess Hall here Feb. 4. Hernandez said he had to figure out how to modify the recipe he learned from his mother to use the ingredients available to him in Japan. - Lance Cpl. Jesus Hernandez, a Northside food service specialist, stirs the bean pilaf he plans to use to win the 2nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Chef of the Quarter competition at the Southside Mess Hall here Feb. 4. Hernandez said he had to figure out how to modify the recipe he learned from his mother to use the ingredients available to him in Japan.

The placement bracket for the intermediate division for the Invitational Racquetball Tournament at the IronWorks Gym here Feb. 6 is shown above. Both local service members and Japanese nationals competed in the tounrament. - The placement bracket for the intermediate division for the Invitational Racquetball Tournament at the IronWorks Gym here Feb. 6 is shown above. Both local service members and Japanese nationals competed in the tounrament.

Marines look down into one of the excavation pits at the Ban Prasat Village. It has received international awards such as the Pacific Asian Travel Association’s Gold award in 1994. It is considered a success and pride for all the Thai people. - Marines look down into one of the excavation pits at the Ban Prasat Village. It has received international awards such as the Pacific Asian Travel Association’s Gold award in 1994. It is considered a success and pride for all the Thai people.