Christmas is just around the corner, and with the holiday season in full swing, it's time once again when the streets aboard the installation will be filled with the sounds of holiday cheer from units, families and individuals.    

MCAS Iwakuni Public Affairs Office will host two media opportunities in order to share the holiday seasonal events aboard the facility. 

Dec. 15 (Mon) - M.C. Perry Schools Winter Extravaganza is Monday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m. Music students will perform, to include a concert band, symphonic band, chorus, and a world drum ensemble. Higashi Junior High School students and Agenosho Elementary School students are the program's special guests this year, and they will perform a joint music session as part of the holiday concert. Interested media should contact the Public Affairs Office at (0827) 79-5551 by not later than noon on Friday, Dec. 12.

Dec. 19 (Fri) - The Marine Corps Community Service’s Jingle Bell Jog is Friday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m. Held annually, this popular event consists of a 1.5 kilometer fun-run, with air station's members joining together in their best Christmas costumes and units demonstrating their collective holiday spirit by doing such things as attaching jingle bells to their shoes for the run and wearing festive attire. Interested media should contact the Public Affairs Office at (0827) 79-5551 by not later than noon on Wednesday, Dec. 17.