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Station hosts soccer tournament, welcomes Japanese youth

As clouds cover the sky and rain falls, the sound of cleats splashing through wet grass and kicking soccer balls echoed through Penny Lake Fields aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 5, 2013.Marine Corps Community Services hosted an all-day, double-elimination soccer tournament in which three Japanese teams and two station teams,

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Rhianna Smeeds, 10, cuts rice stalks during a Youth Cultural Program rice harvesting trip in Tenno, Japan, Oct. 5, 2013. This was the eighth year the Youth Cultural Program hosted the rice harvest. - Rhianna Smeeds, 10, cuts rice stalks during a Youth Cultural Program rice harvesting trip in Tenno, Japan, Oct. 5, 2013. This was the eighth year the Youth Cultural Program hosted the rice harvest.

Station residents take time to harvest rice

In June of this year, volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and local residents planted rice in Tenno, Japan. On Oct. 5, 2013, another group of volunteers returned with the Youth Cultural Program to the field to harvest the rice planted months before.Participants arrived at the former Tenno Elementary School after walking a short

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Players from the Dental (Blue) and the Deizlz (Red) form up on the line of scrimmage during an intramural flag football game behind the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2013. The Deizlz began this offensive drive with a quick quarterback sneak for a 10-yard gain. - Players from the Dental (Blue) and the Deizlz (Red) form up on the line of scrimmage during an intramural flag football game behind the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2013. The Deizlz began this offensive drive with a quick quarterback sneak for a 10-yard gain.

Dental and Deizlz meet on the gridiron

Intramural flag football teams took to the field behind the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic as teams Dental and Deizlz faced off on the gridiron Oct. 3, 2013. The Deizlz won the game with a score of 21-15. “We had a good showing with our team,” said Jose A. Castillo, Deizlz co-captain. “We really came together and played like one unit. It

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Capt. Jacob E. Hoskins, provost marshal for MCAS Iwakuni signs the Crime Prevention Proclamation at the Armed Forces Network studios here after reading it aloud for the afternoon broadcast, Oct. 1, 2013. - Capt. Jacob E. Hoskins, provost marshal for MCAS Iwakuni signs the Crime Prevention Proclamation at the Armed Forces Network studios here after reading it aloud for the afternoon broadcast, Oct. 1, 2013.

Provost Marshal announces Crime Prevention Month

Crime Prevention Month began Oct. 1 with the signing of the Crime Prevention Proclamation by Capt. Jacob E. Hoskins, provost marshal for MCAS Iwakuni. He signed the document at the Armed Forces Network studios here after reading it aloud for the afternoon broadcast.The proclamation reads:The vitality of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, depends on how safe we

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Marines now have new requirements before they are approved for tuition assistance. Tuition Assistance funds will only be granted if a Marine meets all of the requirements. - Marines now have new requirements before they are approved for tuition assistance. Tuition Assistance funds will only be granted if a Marine meets all of the requirements.

Fiscal changes make it harder to start getting smarter

With the official word coming out in MARADMIN 456/13 Sept. 11, 2013, requirements for getting tuition assistance approved are becoming more difficult.The changes officially started on October 1, 2013. The biggest changes for Marines is that only one class can be taken per semester and that servicemembers with less than two years of active duty

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