Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Fred Waring, station resident, passes out candy to the trick-or-treaters roaming the streets of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the Halloween Festival Oct. 31, 2013. A total of 302 visitors came aboard station to partake in the festivities; 139 were adults. - Fred Waring, station resident, passes out candy to the trick-or-treaters roaming the streets of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during the Halloween Festival Oct. 31, 2013. A total of 302 visitors came aboard station to partake in the festivities; 139 were adults.

Col. James C. Stewart, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, returns from his final military flight to Fukuoka, Japan, July 2, 2013. After arriving, Stewart was presented with a plaque by Lt. Col. F. Lance Lewis, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron commanding officer. Stewart is slated to retire and change command July 12, 2013, ending a 29-year career of dedicated service. - Col. James C. Stewart, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, returns from his final military flight to Fukuoka, Japan, July 2, 2013. After arriving, Stewart was presented with a plaque by Lt. Col. F. Lance Lewis, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron commanding officer. Stewart is slated to retire and change command July 12, 2013, ending a 29-year career of dedicated service.

Participants ride bikes, scooters and walk during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Independence Day Parade that circled the Parade deck block aboard station, July 4, 2013. Bikes, scooters and helmets were decorated in red, white and blue as they kept on trucking through the rain to show their American pride. - Participants ride bikes, scooters and walk during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Independence Day Parade that circled the Parade deck block aboard station, July 4, 2013. Bikes, scooters and helmets were decorated in red, white and blue as they kept on trucking through the rain to show their American pride.

Children from the Yahata Gakuen Children’s Home swim with Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 during a community relations event at the WaterWorks outdoor pool, June 30, 2013. The children whirled and splashed about in the pool with servicemembers to cool off from the activities that were played in the hot, humid weather earlier in the day. - Children from the Yahata Gakuen Children’s Home swim with Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 during a community relations event at the WaterWorks outdoor pool, June 30, 2013. The children whirled and splashed about in the pool with servicemembers to cool off from the activities that were played in the hot, humid weather earlier in the day.

Staff Sgt. Richard Saenz, a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron air traffic controller, and Bill Banakos, air traffic controller, monitor ongoing operations on the air field as well as waiting for an incoming flight at the air traffic control tower here, Jan. 16, 2013. Saenz supervises other traffic controllers to ensure operations run smoothly. Saenz has been stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni since Jan. 9, 2011. - Staff Sgt. Richard Saenz, a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron air traffic controller, and Bill Banakos, air traffic controller, monitor ongoing operations on the air field as well as waiting for an incoming flight at the air traffic control tower here, Jan. 16, 2013. Saenz supervises other traffic controllers to ensure operations run smoothly. Saenz has been stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni since Jan. 9, 2011.