Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Station Volunteers look for trash at Futashika Umezu Falls, in Futashika, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2015. The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides residents volunteer opportunities to build relations with Japanese locals and experience part of the foreign culture. Volunteers enjoyed the scenery of the forest, river and waterfalls, as they picked up trash and debris along the river. - Station Volunteers look for trash at Futashika Umezu Falls, in Futashika, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2015. The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides residents volunteer opportunities to build relations with Japanese locals and experience part of the foreign culture. Volunteers enjoyed the scenery of the forest, river and waterfalls, as they picked up trash and debris along the river.

Lance Cpl. Charles Harwell, an aviation ordinance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, checks the armament switches in the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. The squadron, originally stationed in MCAS Beaufort, N.C., came to the station in support of the unit deployment program replacing VMFA(AW)-225. - Lance Cpl. Charles Harwell, an aviation ordinance technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, checks the armament switches in the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. The squadron, originally stationed in MCAS Beaufort, N.C., came to the station in support of the unit deployment program replacing VMFA(AW)-225.

Toshiyuki Kuwahara, chairman of Iwakuni City Assembly, Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, pose for a picture after the first pitch at the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. Atagoyama provided the dirt and sand used in constructing a new runway on MCAS Iwakuni. The ground breaking ceremony represented the construction of the baseball field and future U.S. – Japan relationships. - Toshiyuki Kuwahara, chairman of Iwakuni City Assembly, Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, pose for a picture after the first pitch at the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. Atagoyama provided the dirt and sand used in constructing a new runway on MCAS Iwakuni. The ground breaking ceremony represented the construction of the baseball field and future U.S. – Japan relationships.

A Special Olympics athlete competes in a bowling competition during the Special Olympics Hiroshima at the Strike Zone Bowling Center at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015. As the last event before the Olympians received their medals, the special Olympics maintained its inspirational tempo by promoting a competitive atmosphere, camaraderie and sportsmanship. - A Special Olympics athlete competes in a bowling competition during the Special Olympics Hiroshima at the Strike Zone Bowling Center at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015. As the last event before the Olympians received their medals, the special Olympics maintained its inspirational tempo by promoting a competitive atmosphere, camaraderie and sportsmanship.

Volunteers grab colored powder to throw at station residents participating in the Color Me Awareness Run at Penny Lake Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2015. This run, coordinated by Behavior Health and Health Promotions, is made to raise the awareness of substance abuse, domestic violence and breast cancer. - Volunteers grab colored powder to throw at station residents participating in the Color Me Awareness Run at Penny Lake Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2015. This run, coordinated by Behavior Health and Health Promotions, is made to raise the awareness of substance abuse, domestic violence and breast cancer.

Celebrate national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and consumption. The goal of Energy Action Month is to raise awareness of effective energy use and to encourage productive energy use habits throughout the year. - Celebrate national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and consumption. The goal of Energy Action Month is to raise awareness of effective energy use and to encourage productive energy use habits throughout the year.

A variety of departments gathered together to conduct a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise inside the IronWorks Gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 30, 2015. A NEO can be triggered by anything from a military threat to a natural disaster. This operation is conducted to evacuate noncombatants, nonessential military personnel, selected host-nation citizens, and third country nationals, who are in danger, to a safe location. - A variety of departments gathered together to conduct a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise inside the IronWorks Gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 30, 2015. A NEO can be triggered by anything from a military threat to a natural disaster. This operation is conducted to evacuate noncombatants, nonessential military personnel, selected host-nation citizens, and third country nationals, who are in danger, to a safe location.

A preschooler from Kawashimo Preschool in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, scurries around the playground during a relay race at Kawashimo Preschool Sept. 29, 2015. Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the preschool to show their support and give back to the community. - A preschooler from Kawashimo Preschool in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, scurries around the playground during a relay race at Kawashimo Preschool Sept. 29, 2015. Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the preschool to show their support and give back to the community.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, right, and Rear Adm. Naoki Sonoda, commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Fleet Air Wing 31, left, say their goodbyes at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force hangar, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 29, 2015. Dolan set aside time during his brief stop at the station to reconnect with the JMSDF service members who rescued him after an aircraft collision almost two decades ago. Dolan ejected from his F-16, 630 nautical miles away from Tokyo into the Pacific Ocean, where he was saved almost five hours later by the Japanese aircraft rescue crew. - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, right, and Rear Adm. Naoki Sonoda, commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Fleet Air Wing 31, left, say their goodbyes at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force hangar, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 29, 2015. Dolan set aside time during his brief stop at the station to reconnect with the JMSDF service members who rescued him after an aircraft collision almost two decades ago. Dolan ejected from his F-16, 630 nautical miles away from Tokyo into the Pacific Ocean, where he was saved almost five hours later by the Japanese aircraft rescue crew.