Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Aircraft Group 12 do the 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' dance with the children of the Marifu Hoikuen (Marifu pre-school/kindergarten) during a community relations event March 14, 2013. Before the volunteers danced with the children, they passed out certificates to those students advancing to the next grade level. - Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Marine Aircraft Group 12 do the 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' dance with the children of the Marifu Hoikuen (Marifu pre-school/kindergarten) during a community relations event March 14, 2013. Before the volunteers danced with the children, they passed out certificates to those students advancing to the next grade level.

Marines with Combat Engineers, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, hike through the mountainpasses of Haramura near the site of Exercise Thunder Horse, March 21, 2013. Throughout the hike, Marines would check the Marine in front of them to make sure their equipment was not falling off or loose. - Marines with Combat Engineers, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, hike through the mountain passes of Haramura near the site of Exercise Thunder Horse, March 21, 2013. Throughout the hike, Marines would check the Marine in front of them to make sure their equipment was not falling off or loose.

Marines choose which cards they intend to shoot for their poker hand at the Top-Shot Shootout pistol-poker tournament held at the Indoor Small Arms Range here, Feb. 22, 2013. Participants had to shoot at targets that were pasted with a full deck of playing cards in a random order. - Marines choose which cards they intend to shoot for their poker hand at the Top-Shot Shootout pistol-poker tournament held at the Indoor Small Arms Range here, Feb. 22, 2013. Participants had to shoot at targets that were pasted with a full deck of playing cards in a random order.

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines scour the area surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean up lead by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and MALS-12 Saturday. Approximately 25 station service members volunteered their efforts during the monthly Kintai Bridge clean-up. - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines scour the area surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean up lead by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and MALS-12 Saturday. Approximately 25 station service members volunteered their efforts during the monthly Kintai Bridge clean-up.

A Marine tosses a child in the air during reccess at Iwakuni Hoikuen Kuroiso Feb. 24. During reccess, service members gathered the children into a large circle for a game of duck, duck, goose. For some of the children, the day was their last before graduating onto kindergarten. - A Marine tosses a child in the air during reccess at Iwakuni Hoikuen Kuroiso Feb. 24. During reccess, service members gathered the children into a large circle for a game of duck, duck, goose. For some of the children, the day was their last before graduating onto kindergarten.