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Attendees of a uniform parade stand for the marching of the colors inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military. - Attendees of a uniform parade stand for the marching of the colors inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

MCAS Iwakuni service members participate in uniform pageant for M. C. Perry

Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteered their time to participate in a uniform parade at the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium April 3, 2014.The uniform parade took place in support of Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.Cpl. Shane B. Shah, a uniform parade

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Denim Day Marine Corps way

Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, dressed in an unusual uniform to conduct work April 4, 2014.Service members wore jeans in support of Denim Day, a day to raise awareness about sexual assault. According to http://denimdayusa.org/history/about, Denim Day is based off a story about an 18-year old girl in Italy.The young

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Seaman Darion Black, left, general duty corpsman with Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, and a firefighter with the station Fire Department work together to assist Lance Cpl. David Mayorga, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, as part of a mock scenario during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014. - Seaman Darion Black, left, general duty corpsman with Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, and a firefighter with the station Fire Department work together to assist Lance Cpl. David Mayorga, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, as part of a mock scenario during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014.

Mass casualty evacuation drill unites first responders with common goal

The sound of sirens blared through the air as emergency response vehicles from Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, the Provost Marshal’s Office and the station Fire Department rush to the scene of a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014.The scenario replicated a

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Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, Navy senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, addresses everyone in attendance for the Navy Chief 121st Birthday Celebration at the Southside Mess Hall aboard station April 1, 2014. - Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, Navy senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, addresses everyone in attendance for the Navy Chief 121st Birthday Celebration at the Southside Mess Hall aboard station April 1, 2014.

121 years of service, Chief Petty Officers celebrate rank

Chief petty officers aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, gathered at the Southside Mess Hall April 1, 2014, to celebrate the 121st birthday of their rank.Congress first established the rank of chief petty officer April 1, 1893.“Today is a very special day for us chief petty officers,” said Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano,

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