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Photo by Lance Cpl Triton Lai - Sandra Lewis, an art teacher at Matthew C. Perry High School, center, and other participants pose for a group photo during an art award ceremony at the Iwakuni City Culture Center in Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2020. Lewis received the “Mayor’s Award” for her artwork titled “Four Seasons.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Triton Lai)

Swimmers dive into the water during a relay at IronWorks Gym Pool, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, February 16, 2020. The Tsunamis, the MCAS Iwakuni Schools' swim team hosted a friendly swim meet with Ocean Swim team, the local Iwakuni City swim team, in order to foster their friendship in sports. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai) - Swimmers dive into the water during a relay at IronWorks Gym Pool, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, February 16, 2020. The Tsunamis, the MCAS Iwakuni Schools' swim team hosted a friendly swim meet with Ocean Swim team, the local Iwakuni City swim team, in order to foster their friendship in sports. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Taking a ride around MCAS Iwakuni - Local Japanese residents and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents pose for a group photo during a base visit at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020. The visit offered Japanese residents a deeper understanding of the Air Station’s activities, daily life and American culture by visiting facilities such as the Iwakuni Middle School, Commissary and family housing finishing with lunch at the food court. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. J’vonnta Taylor)

Students from Iwakuni Middle School share their artistic abilities - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Eric Harris, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni attends an award ceremony at Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2020. The ceremony was held to award students from the air station for winning in an annual art competition hosted by the Yamaguchi Truck Association Iwakuni Branch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

MCAS Iwakuni residents dig and cook lotus roots - Musu Tyler and Carla Brice, residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, take turns slicing the lotus root at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity to learn how to harvest and then cook popular lotus root recipes. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Students from Iwakuni Middle School walk through a tunnel of arms during a cultural exchange event at Kawashimo Junior High School, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020. This annual event allows middle school students from two different cultures to interact with each other.The exchange provided an opportunity for children from the air station to have a friendly competition with local Japanese students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

MCAS Iwakuni residents stir together a relationship - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese teachers participate in a cooking class during a community cultural exchange with local Japanese children at Tsuzu Elementary School, Iwakuni City, Jan. 25, 2020. The exchange included an opportunity for participants to experience Japanese culture through games as well as a cooking class. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Relay Marathon; Friendship runs deep - U.S. Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and local Japanese residents participate in the Iwakuni Friendship Relay Marathon in Iwakuni City, Dec. 1, 2019. The marathon was a 1.5km relay course around Go! Go! Field at Atago Hills Sports Complex. This annual event between MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City is held to build comradery in the Iwakuni community and let the participants run in a friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Japanese and MCAS Iwakuni residents compete together in Undokai event - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City residents compete in a game of tug-of-war during the Undokai children’s sports event at Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 23, 2019. The Undokai children’s sports event consisted of six events that gave station residents the opportunity to compete in team-building games alongside Iwakuni locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)