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Photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin - U.S. Army soldiers with U.S. Army Transportation Battalion direct an AH-64 Apache aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 24, 2021, as part of ORIENT SHIELD 21-2 (OS 21-2). OS 21-2 is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), with approximately 1,400 U.S personnel and 1,600 JGSDF personnel in participation. With both it’s air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)
Photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin - An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot, controlled by a U.S. Marine EOD technicians, investigates a mysterious package during a training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 19, 2021. This particular exercise was designed to allow EOD to utilize a robot in their arsenal, which allows them to engage explosives at a greater distance with no harm to Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin - U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) conduct a training excerise aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, April 30, 2021. ARFF conducts regulary training to ensure they are prepared to respond to emergencies aboard the air station. Hand line drills are desgined to help Marines develop a better understanding of the flow of water pressure while using handheld equipment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - The Legal Support Services Team (LSST) aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni virtually receives the 2020 Commandant's Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2021. The LSST was recognized for providing a greater quality of service to residents on the air station compared to other Marine Corps installations, despite the small size of their office. This was the first time the air station won the award. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Lim, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a dish aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, March 31, 2021. Food service specialists competed for the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine Corps Food Service Specialist of the Quarter aboard MCAS Iwakuni. The competition consisted of three teams, with one visiting from Camp Foster, Okinawa, displaying their creativity and skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - U.S. Marine Cpl. Ja’kove McCullum, left, a motor transport welder, Cpl. Edgar Martinez, center, a refrigeration/air conditioning technician, and Sgt. Jacolby Giers, right, a motor transport mechanic with Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 36, attach parts from an old engine for the John Deere Tractor, Rubber tired, Articulated steering, Multi purpose (TRAM) unit aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, March 22, 2021. CLC-36 is home to the air station’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services, formerly known as the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office or DRMO, where units aboard MCAS Iwakuni take items and equipment that they no longer use to be recycled or repurposed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - Noriko Yamada, left, an administrative specialist with the station chapel and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Ross, center, a chaplain with the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Chapel, stand at attention while Lt. Cmdr. Jon Neil, right, a chaplain with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, reads an award certificate during her retirement ceremony held aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021. Yamada retired after working for more than 40 years as an administrative specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, left, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Yoshihiko Fukuda, right, Iwakuni Fire Administrator, address assembled guests at the Iwakuni Regional Firefighting Organization, Mar. 1, 2021.
Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - Brooke DeWolfe, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, transfers her stamps to paper during a Tenkoku Stamp class at Atago Lotus Cultural Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. MCAS Iwakuni residents also had an opportunity to make a Tenkoku-stamped lantern with large Tenkoku Stamps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)
Photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw - U.S. Navy Sailor HN Patrick Pierson, a preventive medicine technician with the Naval Family Branch Health Clinic (BHC), prepares an influenza vaccine during Exercise Active Shield aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2020. The BHC conducted a 72-hour mass immunization event to vaccinate all active-duty service members at the air station. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S. and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw)