Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett - U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Marine Labor Contractors with Fire and Emergency Services pose for a group photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2025. Both ARFF and FES recently won the Medium Fire Department of the Year award for the third time in a row due to their outstanding performance and overall readiness for any situation that arises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Sgt. Isaac Orozco - Katie Mintz, U.S. Navy Ombudsman with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, holds a handmade blanket she created for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 6, 2025. Mintz was chosen as the recipient of the 2024 Dorothy Flatley award for exceptional support to Sailors, Marines, and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaac Orozco)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Amanda Moreno, left, a food service specialist, and Sgt. Christian Lim, the food service manager for southside mess hall, both with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and natives of Florida, pick up trash alongside the riverbank during a clean-up at the Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2025. The Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Single Marine Program hosted a bridge clean-up as part of the SMP Days of Service, a five-day series of events where service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer to build stronger relationships and give back to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Amanda Moreno, left, a food service specialist, and Sgt. Christian Lim, the food service manager for southside mess hall, both with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and natives of Florida, pick up trash alongside the riverbank during a clean-up at the Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2025. The Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Single Marine Program hosted a bridge clean-up as part of the SMP Days of Service, a five-day series of events where service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer to build stronger relationships and give back to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - The Furukawa family memorial was created by Kazuzou Furukawa to mourn the deaths of his family following the end of World War II after the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after receiving the METOC Marine of the Year Award at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis - U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, and North Carolina native, maintains servers at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Champagne, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal award ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2025. Lance Cpl. Champagne received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for rescuing two individuals trapped in wreckage after a vehicle accident while home on leave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo - U.S. Marine Corps 1stLt James Detulleo scans his surroundings during training at The Basic School in Quantico, VA, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Courtesy Photo)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz - U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Billy Emerton, left, a flight equipment technician, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing and Gunnery Sgt. David Emerton, equal opportunity advisor for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, both natives of Texas, pose for a photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 5, 2024. Answering the nation's call has always been a proud tradition in many American homes. Marines having siblings who also serve in the armed forces is nothing new, but for the Emerton brothers, their service has been closer than most. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen - U.S. Marine Corps chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN) specialists assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, pose for a group photo on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 6, 2024. As CBRN Defense Specialists, Marines are trained to respond to and clear areas with possible CBRN hazards in addition to training units in general CBRN information, identification, and response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)