Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Lt. Col. Chris T. Pappas III, former Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 commanding officer, passes the squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Richard Petersen, current VMFA(AW)-242 commanding officer, during a change-of-command ceremony at the VMF (AW)-242 hangar here June 15. Pappas is headed to Fort McNair, WashingtonD.C., where he will be attending Top Level School. - Lt. Col. Chris T. Pappas III, former Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 commanding officer, passes the squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Richard Petersen, current VMFA(AW)-242 commanding officer, during a change-of-command ceremony at the VMF (AW)-242 hangar here June 15. Pappas is headed to Fort McNair, WashingtonD.C., where he will be attending Top Level School.

Jayson Tangco, guard for Fil-Am, rushes around D.J. Wright, guard for the Ready Group, during a semifinal basketball game at the IronWorks Gym here June 17. The final score read 19-18 in favor of Fil-Am when the game was called with just 46.2 seconds left in the first half. - Jayson Tangco, guard for Fil-Am, rushes around D.J. Wright, guard for the Ready Group, during a semifinal basketball game at the IronWorks Gym here June 17. The final score read 19-18 in favor of Fil-Am when the game was called with just 46.2 seconds left in the first half.

Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 A-6AE Intruders fly through the air. During the Vietnam War, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 was known as the VMA(AW)-242 Batmen. At the end of the war, VMA(AW)-242 was recorded as having logged 16,783 combat sorties and delivering 85, 990 tons of ordnance. - Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 A-6AE Intruders fly through the air. During the Vietnam War, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 was known as the VMA(AW)-242 Batmen. At the end of the war, VMA(AW)-242 was recorded as having logged 16,783 combat sorties and delivering 85, 990 tons of ordnance.

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.

Hospital Corpsman Ball attendees stand to their feet as station corpsman present the colors during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Hospital Corpsman Ball hosted at the Club Iwakuni Eagles Nest here June 18. Ball attendees spent the evening celebrating the Naval corpsman history and traditions while honoring their fallen comrades. - Hospital Corpsman Ball attendees stand to their feet as station corpsman present the colors during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Hospital Corpsman Ball hosted at the Club Iwakuni Eagles Nest here June 18. Ball attendees spent the evening celebrating the Naval corpsman history and traditions while honoring their fallen comrades.

Hugh McClenney, blue-belt competitor, keeps a dominant position as he holds down his opponent during the 4th annual Chugoku-Shikoku Jujitsu Championship at the Hiroshima Minami Ward Sports Center. June 6. McClenney took first place in his weight class and fourth place in the absolute blue-belt tournament during which the winners from each weight class competed overall. - Hugh McClenney, blue-belt competitor, keeps a dominant position as he holds down his opponent during the 4th annual Chugoku-Shikoku Jujitsu Championship at the Hiroshima Minami Ward Sports Center. June 6. McClenney took first place in his weight class and fourth place in the absolute blue-belt tournament during which the winners from each weight class competed overall.