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New friendships built through healthy exercise, friendly competition - U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in the Iwakuni Friendship Relay Marathon with local Japanese nationals in Iwakuni City, Japan, Dec. 2, 2018. The event was a collaboration between Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni City organizations as a way to form new friendships through healthy exercise and friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
New friendships built through healthy exercise, friendly competition - Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the monument in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Japanese-American Society Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
Air station residents experience flavor of local culture - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and local Japanese residents attend a cooking class during the 8th Annual Culture Day at Tsuzu Elementary School in Tsuzu Town, Japan, Dec. 1, 2018. Families and service members from MCAS Iwakuni visited the school with the Marine Corps Community Services Youth and Teen Center and Cultural Adaptation Program in order to learn more about Japanese traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)
Marines participate in 29th annual Kuragake Festival - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jeremy Alfaro, combat graphic specialist with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, poses for a photo during the annual Kuragake Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 18, 2018. Marines participated in the festival to experience traditional Japanese culture and dress as samurai. They shouted out war cries, marched down the streets and put on a show for the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mason Roy)
American and Japanese educators collaborate at MCAS Iwakuni - A local Japanese educator views a classroom setting at Iwakuni Elementary School on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 30, 2018. Local educators from the Shimane Prefecture travel to Iwakuni Elementary School to view the facilities, observe the children in a classroom setting and take lessons away from the American education style. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)
MCAS Iwakuni hosts Halloween party with Japanese residents - Halloween themed snacks sit on a counter during an annual Youth and Teen Halloween Party at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2018. The Shunan International Children’s Club collaborated with the Marine Corps Community Services Youth and Teen Center to provide the youth an opportunity to connect through playing games from both cultures, eating great American and Japanese style treats, and experiencing language and cultural differences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)
Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City creates opportunity to make f - Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents to make friends, enhance the U.S.-Japan alliance and conduct cultural exchanges by participating in the holiday together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
Marine earns award for lifesaving actions in Bali - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jason P. Kaufmann, left, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, presents Cpl. Diego Marmolejo, an air traffic controller with H&HS, with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 21, 2018. Marmolejo was awarded this medal for lifesaving actions that he took while on leave in Bali, Indonesia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin)
Local leadership walk to show unity - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, speaks to members of the local media in Iwakuni City, Japan, Sept. 19, 2018. MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City leadership attended the ninth Joint Leadership Walk to promote safety and security to the residents, while also displaying and strengthening the existing relationship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
MCAS Iwakuni builds bonds through swimming, bicycling, running - Japanese nationals and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and service members participate in the 31st MCAS Iwakuni Triathlon at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 16, 2018. The annual community relations event is hosted by Marine Corps Community Services’ Semper Fit division and is a way to bring the two cultures closer through swimming, bicycling and running. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)