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MCAS Iwakuni residents attend festival in Shunan City - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents share a meal with Japanese residents during the 20th Hina Doll Festival in Shunan City, Japan, March 3, 2018. The event brought families from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and the Shunan International Children’s Club together to make new friends and bond while taking part in Japanese traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)
U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert showcases harmony between two nations - Allen Strawbridge, music teacher for Matthew C. Perry High School, directs his students in their performance of “Funky Town/I Feel Good” during the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24, 2018. The event allowed students from different cultures to come together to perform and have the opportunity to build connections through music, despite the language barrier. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)
Staff with the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and professionals within the local medical community gathered at the Egretta restaurant for a hospital symposium in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 23, 2018. - Staff with the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni converse with medical professionals within the host nation medical community during a hospital symposium held at the Egretta restaurant in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 23, 2018. The medical institutions gather once a year to discuss common issues and possible solutions in order to continue serving both communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)
M.C. Perry student wrestles busy schedule,makes his way to top - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Williamson, assistant coach for Matthew C. Perry High School wrestling and operations officer with the Provost Marshals Office, left, Marshall China, a sophomore at M.C. Perry High School, and Coach Munsell, head coach for Matthew C. Perry High School wrestling, pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 21, 2018. Williamson and Munsell have coached China for two years and have provided support and motivation to China throughout his wrestling journey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)
Matthew C. Perry Elementary School welcomed the Shunan International Children’s Club for a performance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 12, 2018. - Yuna and Sana Kosaka, members of the Shunan International Children’s Club, perform a traditional Japanese dance during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 12, 2018. Over 60 students from Shunan City danced, sang, played instruments and demonstrated traditional martial arts for students from the Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)
MCAS Iwakuni gives a warm sayonara to Sgt. Maj. Garza - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr., commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, presents Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, with the Meritorious Service Medal during a relief ceremony here, Feb. 8, 2018. Garza is headed to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to assume the post of sergeant major for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)
Leaders walk toward unity - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses local Japanese news media during the Eighth Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, Jan. 31, 2018. The event displayed the effort put forth by MCAS Iwakuni to strengthen the existing relationship with the Japanese community and showcased the working relationship between Japanese leaders and MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)
Iwakuni animal-lovers take note - Courtesy photo of mammals at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has a growing wildlife population. Birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians can be found in growing numbers throughout various locations, taking up temporary habitats on fields and near bodies of water. Inherently having wildlife on an air station isn’t a problem, but it becomes one when they interact negatively with the operations of the airfield. In this case, it’s Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH. (Courtesy photo)
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) welcomed enlisted U.S. Marines and Sailors, grades E-5 and below, to celebrate the grand opening of the Hangar E-Club at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. - DJ Yone plays music during the Hangar E-Club’s grand opening at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 26, 2018. The Hangar E-Club is a joint project between the Defense Policy Review Initiative and MCCS intending to provide the enlisted grades, E-5 and below, a place of their own. The two-story building’s features include a VIP lounge, poolroom and food court on the first floor, and four bars and a dance floor, which can accommodate 250 people on the second. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)
Local farmers give station students a sweet surprise - Guests present the students of Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary School with mikans during a mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 19, 2018. Twenty crates of mikans were brought for the students of both elementary schools as a way to help strengthen the U.S. - Japan friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)