Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Japanese and MCAS Iwakuni residents compete together in Undokai event - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City residents compete in a game of tug-of-war during the Undokai children’s sports event at Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 23, 2019. The Undokai children’s sports event consisted of six events that gave station residents the opportunity to compete in team-building games alongside Iwakuni locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

U.S. Marines and JMSDF Soldiers conduct MWD detection training exercises - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas Rice, a military working dog handler for the Provost Marshal Office with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, conducts military working dog detection training at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Nov. 20, 2019. The training was part of a joint force detection exercise with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) soldiers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

MCAS Iwakuni residents make engraved Tenkoku stamps - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents pose for a photo after a class at the Atago Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 14, 2019. The trip was hosted by the Cultural Adaptation Program which gave station residents the opportunity to learn the history of Monk Dokyuru and the stamp he brought to Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Japanese American Society Iwakuni hosts speech contest - Rayna Ralston, a student at Iwakuni Middle School, gives a speech during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for participants to experience each other’s culture by learning and reciting a speech in their counterparts’ language. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals pose for a photo during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station residents the opportunity to learn the history of, and interact with, the white snake species.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelo Sagum) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals pose for a photo during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station residents the opportunity to learn the history of, and interact with, the white snake species.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelo Sagum)