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Sgt. Kyle C. Hill, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Special Reaction Team team leader and Auxiliary Security Forces instructor, demonstrates the proper application of a hold on the arm of Lance Cpl. Paul J. Halter, H&HS SRT member during ASF training at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here Jan. 27. Approximately 34 Marines took part in the training coming from various shops within the squadron. - Sgt. Kyle C. Hill, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Special Reaction Team team leader and Auxiliary Security Forces instructor, demonstrates the proper application of a hold on the arm of Lance Cpl. Paul J. Halter, H&HS SRT member during ASF training at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here Jan. 27. Approximately 34 Marines took part in the training coming from various shops within the squadron.

A Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft is poised ready to carry out missions here Jan. 31 while the squadron is deployed to the Western Pacific region. The different exercises the squadron participates in, to help train the Green Knights’ Marines, is a key element to maintaining mission readiness. - A Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft is poised ready to carry out missions here Jan. 31 while the squadron is deployed to the Western Pacific region. The different exercises the squadron participates in, to help train the Green Knights’ Marines, is a key element to maintaining mission readiness.

Tamotsu Tanimoto, a Custom Made bowler, sends his bowling ball down the lane at the Strike Zone during a Friday Night Friendship Bowling League here Jan. 27. The Friday Night Friendship Bowling League is a family friendly bowling league where station residents and Japanese locals compete with and against each other. The Friday Night Friendship Bowling League has been knocking down pins for the past eight years. - Tamotsu Tanimoto, a Custom Made bowler, sends his bowling ball down the lane at the Strike Zone during a Friday Night Friendship Bowling League here Jan. 27. The Friday Night Friendship Bowling League is a family friendly bowling league where station residents and Japanese locals compete with and against each other. The Friday Night Friendship Bowling League has been knocking down pins for the past eight years.

Nami Yamamoto, Marine Corps Community Services youth cultural coordinator, coordinates with Shinjo Kuniko, Iwakuni Junior College principal, during the Iwatan Oyako Festa Jan. 28. The Festa was one of many cultural exchange events Yamamoto offers station residents. - Nami Yamamoto, Marine Corps Community Services youth cultural coordinator, coordinates with Shinjo Kuniko, Iwakuni Junior College principal, during the Iwatan Oyako Festa Jan. 28. The Festa was one of many cultural exchange events Yamamoto offers station residents.

Through the years, the “Zero” Hangar Visitor Center has remained a silent reminder of the station’s past. The hangar is dedicated to the preservation of peace through mutual understanding and cooperation between our two great nations. The full-scale model of a “Zero” fighter in the Visitor Center is authentic in every detail. The Toho Company Ltd., donated the aircraft, which was manufactured by the Mitsubishi Corporation. - Through the years, the “Zero” Hangar Visitor Center has remained a silent reminder of the station’s past. The hangar is dedicated to the preservation of peace through mutual understanding and cooperation between our two great nations. The full-scale model of a “Zero” fighter in the Visitor Center is authentic in every detail. The Toho Company Ltd., donated the aircraft, which was manufactured by the Mitsubishi Corporation.