Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Wrestlers from Matthew C. Perry High School and the E. J. King High School in United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, face-off during at tournament, Jan. 31, 2015, inside IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. In this tournament an individual from each weight class receives an award, not a team as a whole. - Wrestlers from Matthew C. Perry High School and the E. J. King High School in United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, face-off during at tournament, Jan. 31, 2015, inside IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. In this tournament an individual from each weight class receives an award, not a team as a whole.

Thomas Cooper, a Network Operations Lead Mid with S-6, Tomoko Tengyoku, Cooper’s wife and a Japanese contractor, and Kyozo Kawamoto, a Master Labor Contract employee with the Army Corps of Engineeers, received an Appreciation Award from the director of the Iwakuni Police Station. The award translates as follows: "You cooperated with the people at Muronoki-cho, Iwakuni City, on November 23, 2014 to beat off a wild boar, which attacked a Japanese male and saved his life. We hereby show our gratitude on your action." - Thomas Cooper, a Network Operations Lead Mid with S-6, Tomoko Tengyoku, Cooper’s wife and a Japanese contractor, and Kyozo Kawamoto, a Master Labor Contract employee with the Army Corps of Engineeers, received an Appreciation Award from the director of the Iwakuni Police Station. The award translates as follows: "You cooperated with the people at Muronoki-cho, Iwakuni City, on November 23, 2014 to beat off a wild boar, which attacked a Japanese male and saved his life. We hereby show our gratitude on your action."

The Facility Response Team aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, guides a containment boom to an oil spill site at the station harbor during a simulated oil spill response, Jan. 28, 2015. FRT conducted a weeklong training evolution to requalify and refresh U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel on oil spill response, containment and recovery operations, Jan. 25-30, 2015. - The Facility Response Team aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, guides a containment boom to an oil spill site at the station harbor during a simulated oil spill response, Jan. 28, 2015. FRT conducted a weeklong training evolution to requalify and refresh U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel on oil spill response, containment and recovery operations, Jan. 25-30, 2015.

Students at Nishiki Seiryu Elementary School practice Japanese calligraphy Jan. 23, 2015. Teaching to write Japanese calligraphy is similar to learning to write cursive in the U.S. - Students at Nishiki Seiryu Elementary School practice Japanese calligraphy Jan. 23, 2015. Teaching to write Japanese calligraphy is similar to learning to write cursive in the U.S.

Daniel Dugar, a comedian, entertains attendees of the B4 They Made You Laugh III Marin Luther King Weekend tour hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2015. Visiting comedians included Gary Owens, Rodney Perry and Dugar. - Daniel Dugar, a comedian, entertains attendees of the B4 They Made You Laugh III Marin Luther King Weekend tour hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2015. Visiting comedians included Gary Owens, Rodney Perry and Dugar.

Matthew C. Perry High School Samurai basketball team poses with the Tabuse Agricultural Technical High School basketball team on Jan. 18, 2015 at the high school gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The Samurai won the game against their Japanese counterparts with a score of 57-29 and continue to dominate this season with an undefeated streak of 11-0. - Matthew C. Perry High School Samurai basketball team poses with the Tabuse Agricultural Technical High School basketball team on Jan. 18, 2015 at the high school gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The Samurai won the game against their Japanese counterparts with a score of 57-29 and continue to dominate this season with an undefeated streak of 11-0.

Richard Perry, the safety director with the Station Safety Office, gave a brief on Voluntary Protection Program implementation to the leaders of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the VPP Kick-Off inside Building One, Jan. 15, 2015. VPP is a formal safety system that draws experience and participation from everyone, beginning with the newest member through upper management. - Richard Perry, the safety director with the Station Safety Office, gave a brief on Voluntary Protection Program implementation to the leaders of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the VPP Kick-Off inside Building One, Jan. 15, 2015. VPP is a formal safety system that draws experience and participation from everyone, beginning with the newest member through upper management.

Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Sgt. Maj. Keith Massi, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, view replica models of Japanese battleships, aircraft carriers and destroyers while visiting the Kure Maritime Museum in Kure, Hiroshima, Jan. 14, 2015. Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gathered installation commanders, senior enlisted advisors and principle staff aboard MCAS Iwakuni, for the quarterly MCIPAC Camp Commander’s Conference, Jan. 12-15, 2015. - Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Sgt. Maj. Keith Massi, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, view replica models of Japanese battleships, aircraft carriers and destroyers while visiting the Kure Maritime Museum in Kure, Hiroshima, Jan. 14, 2015. Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gathered installation commanders, senior enlisted advisors and principle staff aboard MCAS Iwakuni, for the quarterly MCIPAC Camp Commander’s Conference, Jan. 12-15, 2015.