Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Coby, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, poses for a photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 21, 2024. Coby, a native of Lake Forest, California, continuously seeks self-improvement through education and physical and mental health. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mikael Marcy, a brig supervisor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, instructs a group of Marines during the culminating event of a Marine Corps martial arts instructor course at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 14, 2023. Graduates of the 15-day course become qualified Martial Arts Instructors, empowered to independently lead and facilitate courses, assisting lower-belt Marines in their progression towards higher belts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Friendly neighborhood Single Marine Program - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Yoshi Cacho, a combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, participates in the Humvee pull during the Day of Service at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 19, 2019. The Humvee pull was one of the culminating events that was held after the Days of Service clean-up concluded on Friday. The Days of Service is a week-long event with multiple volunteer opportunities that culminates with the final day of the event, the Day of Service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kevin Alarcon)

US service members volunteer in lantern festival - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents pose for a photo during a lantern festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, March 3, 2019. U.S. service members with Marine Aircraft Group 12 volunteer during a lantern festival in Iwakuni City, Japan, March 3, 2019. Service members from MCAS Iwakuni volunteered in the event that was held by the Blue Art Project, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to people with developmental disorders. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Marine earns award for lifesaving actions in Bali - U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jason P. Kaufmann, left, commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, presents Cpl. Diego Marmolejo, an air traffic controller with H&HS, with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 21, 2018. Marmolejo was awarded this medal for lifesaving actions that he took while on leave in Bali, Indonesia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Sgt. Maj. Ortega bids MAG-12 farewell, Sgt. Maj. Johnson takes charge - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Miguel A. Ortega, outboard sergeant major for Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12, Col. Mark Palmer, commanding officer of MAG-12, and Sgt. Maj. Michael Johnson, sergeant major for MAG-12, pose for a photo after the relief and appointment ceremony of the sergeants major at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 8, 2018. The ceremony was held to show a transfer of total responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert showcases harmony between two nations - Allen Strawbridge, music teacher for Matthew C. Perry High School, directs his students in their performance of “Funky Town/I Feel Good” during the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24, 2018. The event allowed students from different cultures to come together to perform and have the opportunity to build connections through music, despite the language barrier. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

A participant in the 4th Annual Active-Duty Fund Drive in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Golf Tournament chips a ball toward the hole at the Iwakuni Country Club in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 28, 2017. The tournament raised funds for the NMCRS, which provides emergency financial assistance to active-duty and retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - A participant in the 4th Annual Active-Duty Fund Drive in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Golf Tournament chips a ball toward the hole at the Iwakuni Country Club in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 28, 2017. The tournament raised funds for the NMCRS, which provides emergency financial assistance to active-duty and retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan M. Cobb, left, patrol supervisor for the Provost Marshal’s Office at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Christopher J. Garza, station sergeant major, pose for a photo at the USO Japan Ninth Annual Service Salute Gala in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2016. Cobb exceeded all criteria and represented MCAS Iwakuni at the Service Salute Gala as the air station’s Marine of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Johnathan M. Cobb, left, patrol supervisor for the Provost Marshal’s Office at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Christopher J. Garza, station sergeant major, pose for a photo at the USO Japan Ninth Annual Service Salute Gala in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2016. Cobb exceeded all criteria and represented MCAS Iwakuni at the Service Salute Gala as the air station’s Marine of the year. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Harley Damarputra, an aviation life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, forward deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, checks the communication system in a pilot’s helmet during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2016. Damarputra supports the squadron as a life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector by ensuring the pilots’ safety gear is working properly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Harley Damarputra, an aviation life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, forward deployed to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, checks the communication system in a pilot’s helmet during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2016. Damarputra supports the squadron as a life-support equipment technician and collateral duty inspector by ensuring the pilots’ safety gear is working properly. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)