Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Petty Officer 1st Class Moise Willis stands proudly by the American Flag posted outside of USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1986. This was Willis' second assignment in his enlisted career. He was attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213 as an aviation medicine technician. - Petty Officer 1st Class Moise Willis stands proudly by the American Flag posted outside of USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1986. This was Willis' second assignment in his enlisted career. He was attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213 as an aviation medicine technician.

Col. James C. Stewart, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, watches as Naoyuki Fakuuchi, Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau director general, signs a document during the Local Implementation Agreement Signing Ceremony, which took place inside a conference room inside Building One here, Nov. 27, 2012. On Oct. 28, 2005, the Japan/United States Joint Committe agreed to allow civil aviation operations of four round-trip flights per day at MCAS Iwakuni. The next day, the Japan and United States Security and Consultative Committee approved recommendations for the development of facilities necesssary to support said civil aviation operations. - Col. James C. Stewart, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, watches as Naoyuki Fakuuchi, Osaka Regional Civil Aviation Bureau director general, signs a document during the Local Implementation Agreement Signing Ceremony, which took place inside a conference room inside Building One here, Nov. 27, 2012. On Oct. 28, 2005, the Japan/United States Joint Committe agreed to allow civil aviation operations of four round-trip flights per day at MCAS Iwakuni. The next day, the Japan and United States Security and Consultative Committee approved recommendations for the development of facilities necesssary to support said civil aviation operations.

Lance Cpl. Diego Carpio, Combat Logistics Company 36 supply, uses a forklift to retrieve a box from a shelf in the warehouse here, Nov. 28, 2012. Carpio volunteered to take part in jungle warfare training at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, along with nine other service members from CLC-36. The final part of the training consisted of a 3.8 mile endurance course. - Lance Cpl. Diego Carpio, Combat Logistics Company 36 supply, uses a forklift to retrieve a box from a shelf in the warehouse here, Nov. 28, 2012. Carpio volunteered to take part in jungle warfare training at Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, along with nine other service members from CLC-36. The final part of the training consisted of a 3.8 mile endurance course.

Family and friends watch the tree lighting during the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Cherry Blossom Triangle, located next to the Commissary, here Nov. 24, 2012. - Family and friends watch the tree lighting during the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at Cherry Blossom Triangle, located next to the Commissary, here Nov. 24, 2012.

Peter Alfis, Murder Mystery Dinner actor playing the baseball player, reads clues about other murder suspects to the audience during the Murder Mystery Dinner held at the Single Marine Program Hornet’s Nest here Nov. 20, 2012. - Peter Alfis, Murder Mystery Dinner actor playing the baseball player, reads clues about other murder suspects to the audience during the Murder Mystery Dinner held at the Single Marine Program Hornet’s Nest here Nov. 20, 2012.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteers stand in formation during the Kuragake Castle Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni City, Nov. 18, 2012. The festival began at the Kuga train station and paraded through the streets of town and ended at the town square. The parade ended with a reenactment of the final meeting for the Samurai before a famous 16th century battle. - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteers stand in formation during the Kuragake Castle Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni City, Nov. 18, 2012. The festival began at the Kuga train station and paraded through the streets of town and ended at the town square. The parade ended with a reenactment of the final meeting for the Samurai before a famous 16th century battle.

Buddhist monks perform part of a ritual for theHiwatari Shinji, or firewalking ceremony, whichtook place inside the Daisho-in, a historicalJapanese temple, on Miyajima Nov. 15, 2012. After the haze clears, the monks then pass out sticks of wood with prayers written by those attending inscribed on them. Handfuls of prayer sticks are thrown into the blaze, releasing the wishes of the pilgrims and granting good luck. - Buddhist monks perform part of a ritual for the Hiwatari Shinji, or firewalking ceremony, which took place inside the Daisho-in, a historical Japanese temple, on Miyajima Nov. 15, 2012. After the haze clears, the monks then pass out sticks of wood with prayers written by those attending inscribed on them. Handfuls of prayer sticks are thrown into the blaze, releasing the wishes of the pilgrims and granting good luck.

Alma Dickenson, Health Promotions Director, explains the course of the Great American Smoke-out Fun Run here, Nov. 15, 2012. Smokers spend an average of $3,500 a year on cigarettes with a single pack costing between $5 to $7 a pack. IronWorks Gym offers several classes to help smokers quit the habit of smoking, including a four-week cessation class. - Alma Dickenson, Health Promotions Director, explains the course of the Great American Smoke-out Fun Run here, Nov. 15, 2012. Smokers spend an average of $3,500 a year on cigarettes with a single pack costing between $5 to $7 a pack. IronWorks Gym offers several classes to help smokers quit the habit of smoking, including a four-week cessation class.