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Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - Brooke DeWolfe, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, transfers her stamps to paper during a Tenkoku Stamp class at Atago Lotus Cultural Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. MCAS Iwakuni residents also had an opportunity to make a Tenkoku-stamped lantern with large Tenkoku Stamps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw - U.S. Navy Sailor HN Patrick Pierson, a preventive medicine technician with the Naval Family Branch Health Clinic (BHC), prepares an influenza vaccine during Exercise Active Shield aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2020. The BHC conducted a 72-hour mass immunization event to vaccinate all active-duty service members at the air station. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S. and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw)
Photo by Lance Cpl Triton Lai - Sandra Lewis, an art teacher at Matthew C. Perry High School, center, and other participants pose for a group photo during an art award ceremony at the Iwakuni City Culture Center in Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2020. Lewis received the “Mayor’s Award” for her artwork titled “Four Seasons.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Triton Lai)
Swimmers dive into the water during a relay at IronWorks Gym Pool, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, February 16, 2020. The Tsunamis, the MCAS Iwakuni Schools' swim team hosted a friendly swim meet with Ocean Swim team, the local Iwakuni City swim team, in order to foster their friendship in sports. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai) - Swimmers dive into the water during a relay at IronWorks Gym Pool, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, February 16, 2020. The Tsunamis, the MCAS Iwakuni Schools' swim team hosted a friendly swim meet with Ocean Swim team, the local Iwakuni City swim team, in order to foster their friendship in sports. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)
Taking a ride around MCAS Iwakuni - Local Japanese residents and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents pose for a group photo during a base visit at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020. The visit offered Japanese residents a deeper understanding of the Air Station’s activities, daily life and American culture by visiting facilities such as the Iwakuni Middle School, Commissary and family housing finishing with lunch at the food court. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J’vonnta Taylor)
Students from Iwakuni Middle School share their artistic abilities - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Eric Harris, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni attends an award ceremony at Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2020. The ceremony was held to award students from the air station for winning in an annual art competition hosted by the Yamaguchi Truck Association Iwakuni Branch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)
MCAS Iwakuni residents dig and cook lotus roots - Musu Tyler and Carla Brice, residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, take turns slicing the lotus root at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity to learn how to harvest and then cook popular lotus root recipes. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Students from Iwakuni Middle School walk through a tunnel of arms during a cultural exchange event at Kawashimo Junior High School, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020. This annual event allows middle school students from two different cultures to interact with each other.The exchange provided an opportunity for children from the air station to have a friendly competition with local Japanese students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)
MCAS Iwakuni residents stir together a relationship - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese teachers participate in a cooking class during a community cultural exchange with local Japanese children at Tsuzu Elementary School, Iwakuni City, Jan. 25, 2020. The exchange included an opportunity for participants to experience Japanese culture through games as well as a cooking class. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)