Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

A participant of the Birthday Swim completes laps at IronWorks Gym here Nov. 1, 2012. The Birthday Swim is an annual event and adds one lap every year to honor the Marine Corps birthday. The event originated at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., but was brought to Iwakuni in 2008 by Stephanie Brown, Marine Corps Community Services aquatics manager, and has become an annual event ever since. - A participant of the Birthday Swim completes laps at IronWorks Gym here Nov. 1, 2012. The Birthday Swim is an annual event and adds one lap every year to honor the Marine Corps birthday. The event originated at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., but was brought to Iwakuni in 2008 by Stephanie Brown, Marine Corps Community Services aquatics manager, and has become an annual event ever since.