Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Lance Cpl. Nathan Durazo and Lance Cpl. Seth Rickard, ordnance technicians with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, unload ordnance from an F/A-18D Hornet jet here Monday. Maintainence crew worked hard to meet the squadron's demanding flight schedule for the day. - Lance Cpl. Nathan Durazo and Lance Cpl. Seth Rickard, ordnance technicians with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, unload ordnance from an F/A-18D Hornet jet here Monday. Maintainence crew worked hard to meet the squadron's demanding flight schedule for the day.

Raymond S. Sawejko, MHQ pitcher, floats a pitch during MHQ's harrowing 10-9 win against the Thunder Chickens in an intramural softball tournament game at the main softball field here June 29. The Chickens attempted to mount a comeback late in the fifth inning but were stopped short. - Raymond S. Sawejko, MHQ pitcher, floats a pitch during MHQ's harrowing 10-9 win against the Thunder Chickens in an intramural softball tournament game at the main softball field here June 29. The Chickens attempted to mount a comeback late in the fifth inning but were stopped short.

Sgt. Cristhian Santana, Marine Aircraft Group 12 Section 1 personnel chief, adjusts the fit of his gas mask after receiving word that the mission-oriented protective posture level has been raised from evel 2 to 3 at Building 1 here during a MAG-12 MOPP amiliarization training June 28. The MOPP raining was designed to familiarize participating MAG-12 ervice members with the benefits and imitations of protective gear in a chemical, biological, adiological and nuclear environment. The training lasted the entire work day. - Sgt. Cristhian Santana, Marine Aircraft Group 12 Section 1 personnel chief, adjusts the fit of his gas mask after receiving word that the mission-oriented protective posture level has been raised from evel 2 to 3 at Building 1 here during a MAG-12 MOPP amiliarization training June 28. The MOPP raining was designed to familiarize participating MAG-12 ervice members with the benefits and imitations of protective gear in a chemical, biological, adiological and nuclear environment. The training lasted the entire work day.

Lance Cpl. William C. Sanborn, a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 ordnance technician waits to perform the final safety check for an air-to-ground training exercise here June 28. VMFA(AW)-533 pilots and weapon systems operators completed many air-to-ground and air-to-air training exercises during the units deployment to the western pacific. - Lance Cpl. William C. Sanborn, a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 ordnance technician waits to perform the final safety check for an air-to-ground training exercise here June 28. VMFA(AW)-533 pilots and weapon systems operators completed many air-to-ground and air-to-air training exercises during the units deployment to the western pacific.

Lance Cpl. John D. Reyes, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, signals to Capt. Justin D. Floyd, a VMFA-314 F/A-18 Hornet pilot, to launch Floyd down the flightline for an air-to-air training exercise here June 27. VMFA-314 will train with more air-to-ground exercises during operations Talisman Saber 2011 and Southern Frontier 2011. - Lance Cpl. John D. Reyes, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, signals to Capt. Justin D. Floyd, a VMFA-314 F/A-18 Hornet pilot, to launch Floyd down the flightline for an air-to-air training exercise here June 27. VMFA-314 will train with more air-to-ground exercises during operations Talisman Saber 2011 and Southern Frontier 2011.

Shion B. Fleming, 8, blocks Kailey M. Crochet's, 10, jump shot in a scrimmage game during the Marine Corps Community Services Commands Sports Camp here at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here June 28. Soccer, dodgeball, and bowling are some of the other camps that are offered during the summer months to station residents' children. Marines are also invited to come out and help give back to the community by volunteering as coaches during this time. - Shion B. Fleming, 8, blocks Kailey M. Crochet's, 10, jump shot in a scrimmage game during the Marine Corps Community Services Commands Sports Camp here at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here June 28. Soccer, dodgeball, and bowling are some of the other camps that are offered during the summer months to station residents' children. Marines are also invited to come out and help give back to the community by volunteering as coaches during this time.

Hundreds of streams of bright fireworks light up the sky for station residents and Japanese locals to enjoy at Penny Lake here Tuesday. Every year, Marine Corps Community Services hosts a fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day, which the U.S. has continued to celebrate for 235 years. Due to heavy rain on Monday, the fireworks display was moved to Tuesday. - Hundreds of streams of bright fireworks light up the sky for station residents and Japanese locals to enjoy at Penny Lake here Tuesday. Every year, Marine Corps Community Services hosts a fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day, which the U.S. has continued to celebrate for 235 years. Due to heavy rain on Monday, the fireworks display was moved to Tuesday.

Two Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 aviation electricians check the main rotor hub system of one of their MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters during a Phase D inspection at the HSC-25 hangar here June 6 . - Two Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 aviation electricians check the main rotor hub system of one of their MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters during a Phase D inspection at the HSC-25 hangar here June 6 .

Charles R. Hill, station environmental protection specialist, holds a can of spray paint and tells the children at the Youth and Teen Center they can take the spray cans to the recycling center instead of throwing them away during his lecture in support of the $2,800 Energy Star Service grant at the Youth and Teen Center here June 21. The children of the Youth and Tean Center must perform the tasks they submitted in their proposal to Energy Star and the Boys and Girls Club of America during a competition held in April for a year. The first activity was educating the children about evironmental awareness, which Hill completed after his lecture. - Charles R. Hill, station environmental protection specialist, holds a can of spray paint and tells the children at the Youth and Teen Center they can take the spray cans to the recycling center instead of throwing them away during his lecture in support of the $2,800 Energy Star Service grant at the Youth and Teen Center here June 21. The children of the Youth and Tean Center must perform the tasks they submitted in their proposal to Energy Star and the Boys and Girls Club of America during a competition held in April for a year. The first activity was educating the children about evironmental awareness, which Hill completed after his lecture.

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines scour the area surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean up lead by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and MALS-12 Saturday. Approximately 25 station service members volunteered their efforts during the monthly Kintai Bridge clean-up. - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines scour the area surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean up lead by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and MALS-12 Saturday. Approximately 25 station service members volunteered their efforts during the monthly Kintai Bridge clean-up.