Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Matthew C. Perry High School’s basketball team poses for a picture after the Far East Basketball Tournament, Feb. 18, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The players of the M.C. Perry team received medals for taking second place. - Matthew C. Perry High School’s basketball team poses for a picture after the Far East Basketball Tournament, Feb. 18, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The players of the M.C. Perry team received medals for taking second place.

A member of the Domu, Otake City Japanese Drums Organization performs during the 2015 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2015. The purpose behind the event was to provide an opportunity for interaction between local residents and U.S. military members and build bonds through music. - A member of the Domu, Otake City Japanese Drums Organization performs during the 2015 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2015. The purpose behind the event was to provide an opportunity for interaction between local residents and U.S. military members and build bonds through music.

Maj. Donald Hall, future operations officer the Marine Aircraft Group 12, and his daughter listen to a reading of “Cupig’s Scuffle” inside the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gymnasium during M.C. Perry’s Family Literature Night, Feb. 12, 2015. The purpose of literature night is to bring families aboard the air station together by sparking an interest in reading by utilizing interactive stations. - Maj. Donald Hall, future operations officer the Marine Aircraft Group 12, and his daughter listen to a reading of “Cupig’s Scuffle” inside the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gymnasium during M.C. Perry’s Family Literature Night, Feb. 12, 2015. The purpose of literature night is to bring families aboard the air station together by sparking an interest in reading by utilizing interactive stations.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond J. Suiter, leading petty officer for the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, works at his desk inside the chapel, Feb. 12, 2015. Suiter earned the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Junior Sailor of the Year for 2014. Suiter recieved a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his accomplishment. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond J. Suiter, leading petty officer for the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, works at his desk inside the chapel, Feb. 12, 2015. Suiter earned the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Junior Sailor of the Year for 2014. Suiter recieved a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his accomplishment.

Service members teach Japanese students English at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a community relations preschool event conducted by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 10, 2015. Whenever Americans visit the students flip their name tag over so that the English translation is showing. - Service members teach Japanese students English at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a community relations preschool event conducted by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 10, 2015. Whenever Americans visit the students flip their name tag over so that the English translation is showing.

Army Col. John Hurley, left, the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, and Col. Robert Boucher, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, pose in front of a restored bench inside Building One, aboard station, Feb. 4, 2015. The bench was presented to Boucher as part of a transfer of property ceremony with the intent to strengthen the bond between the two agencies. - Army Col. John Hurley, left, the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, and Col. Robert Boucher, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, pose in front of a restored bench inside Building One, aboard station, Feb. 4, 2015. The bench was presented to Boucher as part of a transfer of property ceremony with the intent to strengthen the bond between the two agencies.

Wrestlers from Matthew C. Perry High School and the E. J. King High School in United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, face-off during at tournament, Jan. 31, 2015, inside IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. In this tournament an individual from each weight class receives an award, not a team as a whole. - Wrestlers from Matthew C. Perry High School and the E. J. King High School in United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, face-off during at tournament, Jan. 31, 2015, inside IronWorks Gym aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. In this tournament an individual from each weight class receives an award, not a team as a whole.

Thomas Cooper, a Network Operations Lead Mid with S-6, Tomoko Tengyoku, Cooper’s wife and a Japanese contractor, and Kyozo Kawamoto, a Master Labor Contract employee with the Army Corps of Engineeers, received an Appreciation Award from the director of the Iwakuni Police Station. The award translates as follows: "You cooperated with the people at Muronoki-cho, Iwakuni City, on November 23, 2014 to beat off a wild boar, which attacked a Japanese male and saved his life. We hereby show our gratitude on your action." - Thomas Cooper, a Network Operations Lead Mid with S-6, Tomoko Tengyoku, Cooper’s wife and a Japanese contractor, and Kyozo Kawamoto, a Master Labor Contract employee with the Army Corps of Engineeers, received an Appreciation Award from the director of the Iwakuni Police Station. The award translates as follows: "You cooperated with the people at Muronoki-cho, Iwakuni City, on November 23, 2014 to beat off a wild boar, which attacked a Japanese male and saved his life. We hereby show our gratitude on your action."