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MCAS Iwakuni gives a warm sayonara to Sgt. Maj. Garza - U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr., commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, presents Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, former sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, with the Meritorious Service Medal during a relief ceremony here, Feb. 8, 2018. Garza is headed to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to assume the post of sergeant major for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Students with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gather around to greet Eiji Aridome, a fire fighter aboard station, and, Sparky, the air station’s fire safety dog, during M.C. Perry Elementary and High School’s 9/11 Remembrance Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2015. Beginning at 9:11 a.m., this is the third annual walk hosted by the schools and an event that helps students understand the significance of never forgetting, according to Devin Johnston-Lee, fire chief for the air station. - Students with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gather around to greet Eiji Aridome, a fire fighter aboard station, and, Sparky, the air station’s fire safety dog, during M.C. Perry Elementary and High School’s 9/11 Remembrance Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2015. Beginning at 9:11 a.m., this is the third annual walk hosted by the schools and an event that helps students understand the significance of never forgetting, according to Devin Johnston-Lee, fire chief for the air station.