Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Local Japanese press interview Navy Lt. Nathan Hemerly, a family medicine doctor at the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, during Hemerly’s certificate of appreciation ceremony at the City Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 12, 2015. After participating in the 9th annual Kintaikyo Road Race in Iwakuni City, Hemerly performed CPR, with the help of a local Japanese nurse, on another run participant who fell and became unconscious during the race. “I was just doing what I thought was the right thing to do, I wasn’t looking for any attention,” said Hemerly. - Local Japanese press interview Navy Lt. Nathan Hemerly, a family medicine doctor at the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, during Hemerly’s certificate of appreciation ceremony at the City Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 12, 2015. After participating in the 9th annual Kintaikyo Road Race in Iwakuni City, Hemerly performed CPR, with the help of a local Japanese nurse, on another run participant who fell and became unconscious during the race. “I was just doing what I thought was the right thing to do, I wasn’t looking for any attention,” said Hemerly.

Akio Shiraishi and Katsumi Okada, pest controllers with Facilities, inspect gutters where black widow spiders are usually found aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 8, 2015. Throughout a two-month span, pest controllers examine everywhere from the outside of homes to the gutters in the streets aboard station. While searching for black widows the pest controllers also inspect for roaches, ants, bees and moths; of all the pests, cockroaches are the ones encountered most, but black widow spiders are the most dangerous. - Akio Shiraishi and Katsumi Okada, pest controllers with Facilities, inspect gutters where black widow spiders are usually found aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 8, 2015. Throughout a two-month span, pest controllers examine everywhere from the outside of homes to the gutters in the streets aboard station. While searching for black widows the pest controllers also inspect for roaches, ants, bees and moths; of all the pests, cockroaches are the ones encountered most, but black widow spiders are the most dangerous.

Visitors wait in line to enter a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 3, 2015. This year the event expanded to combine both the Fleet Air Wing 31 annual Open House and the traditional MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, resulting in the first ever joint Friendship Day air show. The event allowed visitors a chance to see the military installation and interact with Japanese and American service members while enjoying performances from the Breitling Wingwalkers, Blue Impulse and much more. - Visitors wait in line to enter a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 3, 2015. This year the event expanded to combine both the Fleet Air Wing 31 annual Open House and the traditional MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, resulting in the first ever joint Friendship Day air show. The event allowed visitors a chance to see the military installation and interact with Japanese and American service members while enjoying performances from the Breitling Wingwalkers, Blue Impulse and much more.

Two Boeing Stearman aircraft with the Breitling Wingwalkers sit at the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 1, 2015. The Breitling Wingwalkers are slated to perform during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show, May 3, 2015. This year the event expanded to combine both the JMSDF’s Fleet Air Wing 31’s annual Open House and the traditional MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, resulting in the first-ever joint Friendship Day air show. The event allows visitors a chance to see the military installation and interact with Japanese and American service members while enjoying aerial performances and static displays. - Two Boeing Stearman aircraft with the Breitling Wingwalkers sit at the flightline aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 1, 2015. The Breitling Wingwalkers are slated to perform during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show, May 3, 2015. This year the event expanded to combine both the JMSDF’s Fleet Air Wing 31’s annual Open House and the traditional MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, resulting in the first-ever joint Friendship Day air show. The event allows visitors a chance to see the military installation and interact with Japanese and American service members while enjoying aerial performances and static displays.

Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participate in the Daimyo Procession during the Kintai-kyo Bridge Festival, April 29, 2015. The procession is an annual parade that reenacts the return of the daimyo and his entourage from the capital of Japan. - Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participate in the Daimyo Procession during the Kintai-kyo Bridge Festival, April 29, 2015. The procession is an annual parade that reenacts the return of the daimyo and his entourage from the capital of Japan.

The Facilities Environmental Branch Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provided station residents the opportunity to tour the Iwakuni City Recycling Plaza, April 24, 2015. Every year Headquarters Marine Corps develops a theme for Earth Day and they ask the installations for a report on everything they are doing to celebrate Earth Day. Facilities put together this event, along with a trip to the Water Treatment Center in Iwakuni City on April 22, to celebrate Earth Day 2015. - The Facilities Environmental Branch Office aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provided station residents the opportunity to tour the Iwakuni City Recycling Plaza, April 24, 2015. Every year Headquarters Marine Corps develops a theme for Earth Day and they ask the installations for a report on everything they are doing to celebrate Earth Day. Facilities put together this event, along with a trip to the Water Treatment Center in Iwakuni City on April 22, to celebrate Earth Day 2015.

Students from the Matthew C. Perry High School and Noda Gakuen High School bond during a mathematics class while a visiting M.C. Perry aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 24, 2015. The visit is part of the Noda Gakuen High School’s Global International Course, thats main focus is to give students resources needed to improve language and communication skills, understand their roles in different societies and actively challenge themselves to try new things. - Students from the Matthew C. Perry High School and Noda Gakuen High School bond during a mathematics class while a visiting M.C. Perry aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 24, 2015. The visit is part of the Noda Gakuen High School’s Global International Course, thats main focus is to give students resources needed to improve language and communication skills, understand their roles in different societies and actively challenge themselves to try new things.

Suzanne Landrum, principal of M. C. Perry Elementary, assists a student in the raising of their Blue Ribbon School of Excellence flag during their Blue Ribbon ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2015. The Department of Defense Education Activity nominates only three schools for the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence award annually, one from DoD Dependent School’s Europe, one from DoDEA Pacific and one from Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools and this year M. C. Perry was selected along with Aukamm Elementary School in Germany. - Suzanne Landrum, principal of M. C. Perry Elementary, assists a student in the raising of their Blue Ribbon School of Excellence flag during their Blue Ribbon ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2015. The Department of Defense Education Activity nominates only three schools for the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence award annually, one from DoD Dependent School’s Europe, one from DoDEA Pacific and one from Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools and this year M. C. Perry was selected along with Aukamm Elementary School in Germany.