Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Danielle Piper, 12, swims in a 50-meter back stroke race at a swim meet at the IronWorks Gym indoor pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2014. The meet allowed American and Japanese kids to compete against each other in a fun environment. - Danielle Piper, 12, swims in a 50-meter back stroke race at a swim meet at the IronWorks Gym indoor pool aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 23, 2014. The meet allowed American and Japanese kids to compete against each other in a fun environment.

Cameramen from Japanese media outlets record part of the relocation process during a tour aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 14, 2014. - Cameramen from Japanese media outlets record part of the relocation process during a tour aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 14, 2014.

Lance Cpl. DeSean R. White, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron follows his dog Azra into a room during a routine training narcotics search exercise. The search took place inside an empty barracks room aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2014. Azra is a narcotics specialist dog and trains regularly to sustain and improve her sense of smell and trust with her handler. - Lance Cpl. DeSean R. White, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron follows his dog Azra into a room during a routine training narcotics search exercise. The search took place inside an empty barracks room aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2014. Azra is a narcotics specialist dog and trains regularly to sustain and improve her sense of smell and trust with her handler.

Brenda Piper, an ornament class participant, presses a Kanji stamp on a tag as one of the final touches of her ornament during the ornament class, Dec. 5, 2013, at Building 655 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Piper said this crafting class was a good event for people who have little to no experience. - Brenda Piper, an ornament class participant, presses a Kanji stamp on a tag as one of the final touches of her ornament during the ornament class, Dec. 5, 2013, at Building 655 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Piper said this crafting class was a good event for people who have little to no experience.

Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi, middle, and Lance Cpl. Juan Gonzalez, assemble an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System Nov. 28 at Tinian’s West Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The arresting gear is a dynamic piece of equipment critical to FF II, which is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. The Marines are expeditionary airfield system technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi, middle, and Lance Cpl. Juan Gonzalez, assemble an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System Nov. 28 at Tinian’s West Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The arresting gear is a dynamic piece of equipment critical to FF II, which is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. The Marines are expeditionary airfield system technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate needed points for M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System as they began setup surveyor lining spots along Tinian’s West Field runway Nov. 22 during exercise Forager Fury II. The joint exercise is designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. Gomez and Gamino are combat engineer drafting and surveyors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate needed points for M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System as they began setup surveyor lining spots along Tinian’s West Field runway Nov. 22 during exercise Forager Fury II. The joint exercise is designed to employ and assess combat power generation in a deployed and austere environment. Gomez and Gamino are combat engineer drafting and surveyors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie B. Vangelder hold hammers tied together to properly align the VS-17 platform on Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during Exercise Forager Fury II. A Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team (MMT) is composed of six Marines, four air traffic controllers, maintenance technician and communications technician. Vangelder is a navigational aids technician and MMT member from Pittsburgh, Pa., Greaves is also a navigational aids technician and MMT from Brooklyn, N.Y., with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie B. Vangelder hold hammers tied together to properly align the VS-17 platform on Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during Exercise Forager Fury II. A Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team (MMT) is composed of six Marines, four air traffic controllers, maintenance technician and communications technician. Vangelder is a navigational aids technician and MMT member from Pittsburgh, Pa., Greaves is also a navigational aids technician and MMT from Brooklyn, N.Y., with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Sgt. Justin Pack, operations chief with the station Public Affairs Office, and Cpl. Javier King personnel administrator with station installation personnel administration center, march around a plaza during the Kuragake Castle Festival, Nov. 17 2013. Pack and King were two of five Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to participate in this event, which celebrated a battle that occurred during the 16th century in Kuga, Iwakuni City. - Sgt. Justin Pack, operations chief with the station Public Affairs Office, and Cpl. Javier King personnel administrator with station installation personnel administration center, march around a plaza during the Kuragake Castle Festival, Nov. 17 2013. Pack and King were two of five Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to participate in this event, which celebrated a battle that occurred during the 16th century in Kuga, Iwakuni City.

Lance Cpl. Raynaldo Olvera, from Dallas, TX., and Lance Cpl. Javan William, from the Virgin Islands, are thanked for their service by local Tinian children Nov. 11 after a Veterans Day and Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Tinian’s Historic North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. Olvera and William showed the children the heavy equipment they operate and how exactly they will restore the air field. Olvera is a heavy equipment mechanic and William is a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Raynaldo Olvera, from Dallas, TX., and Lance Cpl. Javan William, from the Virgin Islands, are thanked for their service by local Tinian children Nov. 11 after a Veterans Day and Marine Corps birthday ceremony at Tinian’s Historic North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. Olvera and William showed the children the heavy equipment they operate and how exactly they will restore the air field. Olvera is a heavy equipment mechanic and William is a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.