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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)
Learning the roots: station residents dig lotus roots - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident presents a lotus root dish prepared during a lotus root cooking class in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 5, 2019. Station residents took a trip to a local market and lotus root field with the Cultural Adaptation Program in order to learn about the lotus root grown in Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Angelo Sagum)
Service members shred Japan’s slopes during weekend liberty - Panoramic view at the top of Mizuho Highland Mountain and Snow Resort, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 2, 2019. U.S. service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the resort during weekend liberty with the Iwakuni Single Marine Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Andrew Jones)
MCAS Iwakuni service mermbers visit nursing homes - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Petty Officer 3rd Class Naoko Kishi, center, a public relations specialist from Sasebo Naval Base, poses for a photo with local Japanese residents in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 5, 2019. U.S. and JMSDF service members visited the nursing homes to experience traditional Japanese culture and strengthen bonds with their host nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
Visitors from Suo-Oshima present air station students with mikans - Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, receives a challenge coin from Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan, Jan. 28, 2019. The schools hosted a mikan presentation and guests arrived at the school bringing mikans as gifts for the students because they are a unique fruit to the country and wanted the children to experience them while in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)
AIMD Iwakuni spends day touring Suo-Oshima, Yanai - U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Miyano, right, the officer in charge of Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD) Iwakuni, talks with his daughters in a police car on display during the Mochi Broadcasting Carnival on Suo-Oshima Island, Japan, Jan. 20, 2019. The Sailors were invited to the event by the Suo-Oshima Tourism Association and volunteered by throwing mochi to the crowd. AIMD attended the mochi throwing event as a way to increase morale and unit cohesion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)