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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)

MCAS Iwakuni hosts Friendship Tour - Local Japanese residents conduct a walkthrough of a family housing unit during a friendship tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 14, 2019. The purpose of the tour was to deepen the public’s understanding of U.S.-Japan alliance defense activities, witness daily life on the air station and experience American culture. It consisted of a window tour of the air station via bus, and a walkthrough of M.C. Perry Middle School, a family housing unit and the commissary. The tour concluded with a lunch at Crossroads Mall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Girl Scouts write in new year with Kakizome - Girl Scouts with USA Girl Scouts Overseas West Pacific from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, families from local Japanese schools, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, center, commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni, and Masahiro Akase, right, director general of the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau (CSDB), pose for a photo during the First Writing of the Year, or Kakizome, in Waki Town, Yamaguchi, Japan, Jan. 5, 2018. The cultural interaction was hosted by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, alongside Waki Town and MCAS Iwakuni, so that the youth from both communities could take part in the calligraphy event.The purpose of the first writing is to express hopes and ambitions for the coming year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

New friendships built through healthy exercise, friendly competition - U.S. Marines and Sailors participate in the Iwakuni Friendship Relay Marathon with local Japanese nationals in Iwakuni City, Japan, Dec. 2, 2018. The event was a collaboration between Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni City organizations as a way to form new friendships through healthy exercise and friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

New friendships built through healthy exercise, friendly competition - Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the monument in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Japanese-American Society Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Air station residents experience flavor of local culture - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and local Japanese residents attend a cooking class during the 8th Annual Culture Day at Tsuzu Elementary School in Tsuzu Town, Japan, Dec. 1, 2018. Families and service members from MCAS Iwakuni visited the school with the Marine Corps Community Services Youth and Teen Center and Cultural Adaptation Program in order to learn more about Japanese traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Marines participate in 29th annual Kuragake Festival - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jeremy Alfaro, combat graphic specialist with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, poses for a photo during the annual Kuragake Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 18, 2018. Marines participated in the festival to experience traditional Japanese culture and dress as samurai. They shouted out war cries, marched down the streets and put on a show for the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mason Roy)

American and Japanese educators collaborate at MCAS Iwakuni - A local Japanese educator views a classroom setting at Iwakuni Elementary School on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 30, 2018. Local educators from the Shimane Prefecture travel to Iwakuni Elementary School to view the facilities, observe the children in a classroom setting and take lessons away from the American education style. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)

MCAS Iwakuni hosts Halloween party with Japanese residents - Halloween themed snacks sit on a counter during an annual Youth and Teen Halloween Party at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2018. The Shunan International Children’s Club collaborated with the Marine Corps Community Services Youth and Teen Center to provide the youth an opportunity to connect through playing games from both cultures, eating great American and Japanese style treats, and experiencing language and cultural differences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)

Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City creates opportunity to make f - Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents to make friends, enhance the U.S.-Japan alliance and conduct cultural exchanges by participating in the holiday together. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)