Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36 practice their fire and maneuver tactics during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 21. Service members participated in live-fire ranges, land navigation, and conducted convoy and recovery operations during the annual exercise to enhance their combat readiness. - Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36 practice their fire and maneuver tactics during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 21. Service members participated in live-fire ranges, land navigation, and conducted convoy and recovery operations during the annual exercise to enhance their combat readiness.

Mikah Ricafrente, a Boy Scout with Troop 77, and his father, Master Sgt. Nephtali D. Ricafrente, watch as a world scout volunteer assembles wooden knives in the Boy Scouts of America tent at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan, August 1, 2015. This is Japan’s second time hosting the World Scout Jamboree, which occurs every four years. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are co-hosting the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019, in West Virginia. - Mikah Ricafrente, a Boy Scout with Troop 77, and his father, Master Sgt. Nephtali D. Ricafrente, watch as a world scout volunteer assembles wooden knives in the Boy Scouts of America tent at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan, August 1, 2015. This is Japan’s second time hosting the World Scout Jamboree, which occurs every four years. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are co-hosting the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019, in West Virginia.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Kopack, left, and Lance Cpl. Efrain MoralesHernandez, correctional specialists with the Provost Marshal’s Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, read a book to students at Midoro Hoikuen School in Iwakuni City, during a community relations visit, July 30, 2015. Kopack and MoralesHernandez are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarter Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni. Volunteers played games and sang songs to help the children learn English. - Lance Cpl. Christopher Kopack, left, and Lance Cpl. Efrain MoralesHernandez, correctional specialists with the Provost Marshal’s Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, read a book to students at Midoro Hoikuen School in Iwakuni City, during a community relations visit, July 30, 2015. Kopack and MoralesHernandez are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarter Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni. Volunteers played games and sang songs to help the children learn English.

Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36 navigate through training grounds during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 27. Using only a map, protractor and compass, service members navigated in an unfamiliar, highly vegetated terrain with limited time to complete their mission. Exercise Dragon Fire is conducted annually allowing service members to strengthen their combat readiness, a vital asset to the Marine Corps’ mission. - Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36 navigate through training grounds during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 27. Using only a map, protractor and compass, service members navigated in an unfamiliar, highly vegetated terrain with limited time to complete their mission. Exercise Dragon Fire is conducted annually allowing service members to strengthen their combat readiness, a vital asset to the Marine Corps’ mission.

Sgt. Paul D. Johnis, a ground radio repairman with Combat Logistics Company 36, posts security in the gunner’s seat of an AMK-27 medium tactical vehicle during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 24. During the convoy and recovery operation portion of this exercise, Marines and Sailors learned to post 360 degree security, foot patrolling and the immediate action for responding to enemy fire. Allowing service members to practice real life scenarios aided in combat mindset development to prepare them for the mental and physical stress of a combat zone. CLC-36 conducts this exercise annually to make their service members a little more combat ready by recapping the basic skills they learn in boot camp or Marine combat training. - Sgt. Paul D. Johnis, a ground radio repairman with Combat Logistics Company 36, posts security in the gunner’s seat of an AMK-27 medium tactical vehicle during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 24. During the convoy and recovery operation portion of this exercise, Marines and Sailors learned to post 360 degree security, foot patrolling and the immediate action for responding to enemy fire. Allowing service members to practice real life scenarios aided in combat mindset development to prepare them for the mental and physical stress of a combat zone. CLC-36 conducts this exercise annually to make their service members a little more combat ready by recapping the basic skills they learn in boot camp or Marine combat training.

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents plate their finished Shumai and traditional fried rice during a Japanese cooking class at Fukushi Kaikan in Iwakuni, Japan, July 24, 2015. Shumai is traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates and is one of three Oriental dishes prepared during the class. The station’s cultural adaptation program coordinates the class three times a year, and it is one of many ways to indulge in local cuisine. - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents plate their finished Shumai and traditional fried rice during a Japanese cooking class at Fukushi Kaikan in Iwakuni, Japan, July 24, 2015. Shumai is traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates and is one of three Oriental dishes prepared during the class. The station’s cultural adaptation program coordinates the class three times a year, and it is one of many ways to indulge in local cuisine.

Marines with Station Fuels Division refuel a Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) EA-6B Prowler aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 22, 2015. The efficiency of using the hot pits to refuel enables the Prowler to accomplish its mission which is to suppress enemy air defense in support of strike aircraft and ground troops. - Marines with Station Fuels Division refuel a Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) EA-6B Prowler aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 22, 2015. The efficiency of using the hot pits to refuel enables the Prowler to accomplish its mission which is to suppress enemy air defense in support of strike aircraft and ground troops.

Students from Kawashimo Yochien in Iwakuni City, celebrate their last day at the IronWorks pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 21, 2015. The Japanese senior kindergarten class visited the pool six times this July as part of an annual tradition. When weather permits, the children and teachers use the station outdoor pool, but due to inclement weather on teh last pool day, guests moved to the indoor pool. - Students from Kawashimo Yochien in Iwakuni City, celebrate their last day at the IronWorks pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 21, 2015. The Japanese senior kindergarten class visited the pool six times this July as part of an annual tradition. When weather permits, the children and teachers use the station outdoor pool, but due to inclement weather on teh last pool day, guests moved to the indoor pool.