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USA Softball Women's Nation Team - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Yoshihiko Fukuda, center, mayor of Iwakuni City, watch a softball game in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 31, 2018. The USA Softball Women’s National Team and the Japan Toyota Red Terriers softball team competed in the softball game at Kizuna Stadium as the U.S. team prepares for World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s World Championship in order to compete for a spot in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

MCAS Iwakuni residents cook Japanese dish and dessert - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents review ingredients used during a cooking class in Otake City, Japan, July 28, 2018. The cooking class, organized by the Cultural Adaptation Program, was held in order to show MCAS Iwakuni residents how to make traditional Japanese dishes and shop for the ingredients at a local store. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

MCAS Iwakuni, Iwakuni City friendship runs deep - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese children play dodgeball in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 21, 2018. The Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau held a U.S.-Japan Sports Exchange to signify the opening of Go-Go Field to the public in an effort to deepen the bond between the residents surrounding MCAS Iwakuni and the U.S. forces in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Japanese share history through performance with American children - A Japanese child dances during a Kagura Dance Performance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 18, 2018. Marine Corps Community Services, Youth Cultural Program, hosted the event in order to bring Japanese and American children together and to share part of Japanese culture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

New experiences bloom: Flower arrangement and farm visit - Marine Corps Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese make flower arrangements in Tada, Iwakuni, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was held in support of the Cultural Adaptation Program to give MCAS Iwakuni residents the opportunity to experience Japanese culture. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Angelo A. Sagum)

MCAS Iwakuni residents volunteer in flood clean up - U.S. Marines and Sailors clean out damaged household items from a home during a volunteer event in Shuto Town, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 13, 2018. The volunteer event, organized by the Marine Corps Community Services Single Marine Program, provided service members with the opportunity to help local Japanese residents clean up and recover after the area was flooded by excessive rainfall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Secretary of the Navy, US Forces Japan, III MEF leadership visit Iwakuni - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Diego Marmolejo, an air traffic controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, asks a question during a town hall meeting held by the Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 12, 2018. MCAS Iwakuni is home to approximately half of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing that is headquartered on Okinawa, elements of the 3rd Marine Logistics Group, Fleet Air Wing 31 of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, and other units of JMSDF. At present the station has about 15,000 personnel, including Japanese national employees. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin)

SOFA drivers gain additional knowledge on local roads - U.S. service members drive on an Iwakuni Driving School course in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 23, 2018. The class, promoted through the city of Iwakuni, was held in order to educate Status of Forces Agreement drivers on common driving errors that are made in the city and how to correct them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Iwakuni families explore cave, take voyage to safari land - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni family visit a kangaroo enclosure at Safari Land Akiyoshidai Natural Zoological Park, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, June 22, 2018. The safari land visit was part of a family-oriented trip that was held by the Marine Corps Community Services Youth and Teen Center in order to provide entertainment for families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Japanese employees retire from air station with 488 combined years of service - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, other senior ranking air station leadership, master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees pose for a photo during a retirement ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2018. The retirement ceremony was conducted by the station Civilian Human Resources Office and air station leadership in order to thank the retiring employees for their years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)