Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Another grand slam for team USA-Japan - Distinguished visitors, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni leadership and Iwakuni City leadership participate in a signing agreement ceremony at Kizuna Stadium in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 4, 2019. The ceremony confirmed the USA Softball Women’s National Team’s selection of Iwakuni City to host the team as they utilize the Kizuna Stadium Sports Complex as a training site for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The stadium is a joint use facility for local Japanese and MCAS Iwakuni residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Planting pinwheels, growing prevention - U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Mark Peterson, the material control officer with Marine Aerial-Refueler Transport Squadron 152, interacts with his daughter during a pinwheel planting event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2019. The pinwheel planting was held by the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Family Advocacy Program in order to raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention month at MCAS Iwakuni. During the event, nearly 400 students from Iwakuni Elementary School, assisted by volunteer service members, parents, school teachers and MCCS employees, planted 1,500 pinwheels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Running toward awareness - A Marine Corps Air Station (MACS) Iwakuni resident participates in the 5th annual Color Me Aware Run at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 30, 2019. The event was hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni Behavioral Health Program, and the goal was to collaborate with the community and bring awareness to different types of abuse and issues that impact society. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

MALS-12 conducts its own Lance Corporal Seminar - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Gyenis, an aviation supply specialist with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, participates in a physical training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 26, 2019. MALS-12 conducted its first Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar on the air station March 25-29. The role of Lance Corporal Seminar is to help develop lance corporals into ethical and moral leaders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Walking together in unity - From left to right, Yoshihiko Fukuda, the mayor of Iwakuni City; Masahiro Akase, the director general of Chugoku Shikoku Defense Bureau; Yasutake Lida, the director of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni Citizen Affairs Bureau; and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, came together to participate in the 10th Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, March 15, 2019. The walk consisted of touring popular local areas where they spoke to business owners as well as Japanese and American customers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Largest MCX in the Marine Corps opens at MCAS Iwakuni - U.S. Marine Corps senior leadership and distinguished guests cut the ribbon during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Marine Corps Exchange at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 14, 2019. The new MCX has twice as much square footage as the old exchange and a stateside level of stock and support not commonly seen on Marine Corps installations in Japan. Leaders from every corner of the Marine Corps gathered at MCAS Iwakuni for a ribbon-cutting ceremony signifying the opening before a crowd of local Japanese residents and U.S. service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

US service members volunteer in lantern festival - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents pose for a photo during a lantern festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, March 3, 2019. U.S. service members with Marine Aircraft Group 12 volunteer during a lantern festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, March 3, 2019. Service members from MCAS Iwakuni volunteered in the event that was held by the Blue Art Project, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to people with developmental disorders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

DoDEA cheerleaders soar with spirit and cheer - Cheerleaders perform stunts during the Far East cheerleading tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2019. Matthew C. Perry High School hosted the Far East cheerleading tournament for 12 Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific schools to compete for the Far East championship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelo Sagum)

9th annual US-Japan Friendship Concert held in Iwakuni City - Students with elementary, middle and high schools from Iwakuni City, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and surrounding cities perform “Remember Me” by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 23, 2019. Seven schools with an accumulative 222 students participated in the 9th annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert that was hosted by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau. The purpose of the concert was to strengthen understanding and collaboration with local residents within the vicinity of Iwakuni City. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Karyo High School, Shunan City Children’s International Performance Group visit MCAS Iwakuni for cultural exchange, performance - A child with the Shunan City Children’s International Performance Group performs a dance at Matthew C. Perry High School on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 11, 2019. The event is held on the Japanese national holiday, ‘Kenkoku Kinen no Hi,’ or National Foundation Day. The holiday recognizes the 660 B.C. ascension of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan. The event brings the opportunity for Americans to foster an understanding and respect for Japanese culture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mason Roy)