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Tsunamis vs. Ocean Swim Youth Swim Meet March 3, 2020 — The Marine Corps Air Station Schools’ swim team, the Tsunamis, hosted a friendly swim meet with the local Iwakuni Schools’ team, Ocean Swim, at IronWorks Gym pool, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 16, 2020. MORE

MCAS Iwakuni writes a New Year with Japan January 28, 2020 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, or, first calligraphy of the New Year at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. MORE

Japanese and MCAS Iwakuni residents compete together in Undokai event November 27, 2019 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni City residents joined together for the Undokai children’s sports event at Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni, Nov. 23, 2019. MORE

MCAS Iwakuni residents attend Tenkoku stamp class November 22, 2019 — Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents attended the Tenkoku stamp class at the Atago Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Nov. 14, 2019. MORE

Colonel Fredrick Lewis signs Fire Prevention Proclamation October 4, 2019 — U.S Marine Corps Col. Fredrick Lewis, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, and John Neville, installation fire chief, announced the week of October 6-12 to be fire prevention week at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, September 27, 2019. Lewis and Neville inducted fire prevention week by signing a fire prevention proclamation together for the first time. MORE

MCAS Iwakuni residents learn how to grocery shop October 4, 2019 — Mikie Watanabe, cultural adaptation specialist with Marine Corps Community Services, took 20 Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents on a journey to learn more about local Japanese restaurants and grocery stores at Fresta Mall in Iwakuni City, Friday, September 20, 2019. Watanabe organizes this trip four times a year to familiarize the residents of MCAS Iwakuni with Japanese lifestyles so that they are comfortable exploring Iwakuni City by themselves. MORE

Dancing toward unity July 16, 2019 — Japanese child performers with the Aozora Kids Kagura Association based out of Hiroshima City, performed a Kagura dance for children with the School Age Center at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, July 15, 2019. MORE

Seventeen air station employees retire July 2, 2019 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (July 3, 2019) – Seventeen Japanese master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees retired at MCAS Iwakuni, June 28, 2019. MORE

Thunder rolls through Yamaguchi June 5, 2019 — The Torii Riders hosted the Iwakuni Thunder Run at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, May 24, 2019. MORE

History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band visits Japan for first time May 20, 2019 — “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band traveled to Japan and delivered a once in a lifetime performance for Japanese locals and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Culture Hall Sinfonia Iwakuni, May 19, 2019. MORE