Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Seventeen air station employees retire - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, center, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, gives a speech during a retirement ceremony for master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees at MCAS Iwakuni, June 28, 2019. The ceremony was held to congratulate and award the retirees with certificates of appreciation for all their work and time spent with units on MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Triton Lai)

Planting pinwheels, growing prevention - U.S. Marine Corps 1st. Lt. Mark Peterson, the material control officer with Marine Aerial-Refueler Transport Squadron 152, interacts with his daughter during a pinwheel planting event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2019. The pinwheel planting was held by the Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Family Advocacy Program in order to raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention month at MCAS Iwakuni. During the event, nearly 400 students from Iwakuni Elementary School, assisted by volunteer service members, parents, school teachers and MCCS employees, planted 1,500 pinwheels. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Service members shred Japan’s slopes during weekend liberty - Panoramic view at the top of Mizuho Highland Mountain and Snow Resort, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 2, 2019. U.S. service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the resort during weekend liberty with the Iwakuni Single Marine Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

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)

VMGR-152's PME, a flight you wouldn't want to miss - U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, collect sand at Iwo To (Iwo Jima), Japan, Nov. 7, 2017. Multiple squadrons participated in the professional military education on the island to gain information on its historical significance and foster esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)

U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni march with members of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing 31 and Japanese civilians during the 60th Annual Iwakuni Festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 16, 2016. The goal of the festival is to enrich the Iwakuni image, show the development of the community and build relationships between Iwakuni civilians. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson) - U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni march with members of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing 31 and Japanese civilians during the 60th Annual Iwakuni Festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 16, 2016. The goal of the festival is to enrich the Iwakuni image, show the development of the community and build relationships between Iwakuni civilians. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)

Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, speaks to Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2016. This is Ambassador Kennedy’s first official visit to MCAS Iwakuni. While at the squadron’s hangar, Kennedy viewed a KC-130J Super Hercules, gaining an understanding on the multiple capabilities of the aircraft in the Pacific theater. This visit also helped the ambassador better understand MCAS Iwakuni’s community and witness the ongoing transformation of the air station through the multitude of construction projects. - Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, speaks to Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2016. This is Ambassador Kennedy’s first official visit to MCAS Iwakuni. While at the squadron’s hangar, Kennedy viewed a KC-130J Super Hercules, gaining an understanding on the multiple capabilities of the aircraft in the Pacific theater. This visit also helped the ambassador better understand MCAS Iwakuni’s community and witness the ongoing transformation of the air station through the multitude of construction projects.

Lt. Col. James Moseley, a Command and Staff Blended Seminar Program instructor, briefs officers of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Marine Aircraft Group 12 on the program at the Sakura Theater aboard station Aug. 5, 2015. BSP is part of the 36th Commandant’s Planning Guidance 2015 to expand resident professional military education. - Lt. Col. James Moseley, a Command and Staff Blended Seminar Program instructor, briefs officers of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Marine Aircraft Group 12 on the program at the Sakura Theater aboard station Aug. 5, 2015. BSP is part of the 36th Commandant’s Planning Guidance 2015 to expand resident professional military education.

A volunteer from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hands out toys during a visit to a children’s home in Houfu, Japan, Dec. 23, 2014. The Marine Thrift Store hosted the visit after collecting toys during a toy drive and motorcycle rally earlier this year. The rally collected more than 300 toys to give to the children’s home. - A volunteer from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hands out toys during a visit to a children’s home in Houfu, Japan, Dec. 23, 2014. The Marine Thrift Store hosted the visit after collecting toys during a toy drive and motorcycle rally earlier this year. The rally collected more than 300 toys to give to the children’s home.