Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Sgt. Ryan Cipkar, left, and Lance Cpl. Miguel Avelar, center, dispose of trash as Lance Cpl. Miguel Moto holds the garbage bag open during a community relations event host by the Single Marine Program aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 4, 2015. Various organizations and tenant units aboard the air station foster the friendship between the U.S. and Japan by conducting these community relations events each year. Cipkar, from Steger, Ill., is a telephone person computer technician with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3. Avelar, San Bernardino, Calif., and Moto, from Taipei, Taiwan, are expeditionary airfield system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron. - Sgt. Ryan Cipkar, left, and Lance Cpl. Miguel Avelar, center, dispose of trash as Lance Cpl. Miguel Moto holds the garbage bag open during a community relations event host by the Single Marine Program aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 4, 2015. Various organizations and tenant units aboard the air station foster the friendship between the U.S. and Japan by conducting these community relations events each year. Cipkar, from Steger, Ill., is a telephone person computer technician with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3. Avelar, San Bernardino, Calif., and Moto, from Taipei, Taiwan, are expeditionary airfield system technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron.

Pfc. Brandon Messina, a volunteer from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, carries a bag of trash past a “no littering” sign during a river cleanup, sponsored by the Single Marine Program, in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Sept. 5, 2014. This was the first cleanup the SMP conducted in Hiroshima recently. - Pfc. Brandon Messina, a volunteer from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, carries a bag of trash past a “no littering” sign during a river cleanup, sponsored by the Single Marine Program, in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Sept. 5, 2014. This was the first cleanup the SMP conducted in Hiroshima recently.

Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play basketball with children from a Yamaguchi city children’s home during a Single Marine Program trip, Oct. 19, 2013. SMP trip participants spent the afternoon playing several sports and finding other ways to communicate with the children. - Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play basketball with children from a Yamaguchi city children’s home during a Single Marine Program trip, Oct. 19, 2013. SMP trip participants spent the afternoon playing several sports and finding other ways to communicate with the children.

Peter Alfis, Murder Mystery Dinner actor playing the baseball player, reads clues about other murder suspects to the audience during the Murder Mystery Dinner held at the Single Marine Program Hornet’s Nest here Nov. 20, 2012. - Peter Alfis, Murder Mystery Dinner actor playing the baseball player, reads clues about other murder suspects to the audience during the Murder Mystery Dinner held at the Single Marine Program Hornet’s Nest here Nov. 20, 2012.

Station residents stand in line for food during the Single Marine Program Birthday Bash, which took place behind the Hornet's Nest here June 22, 2012. the celebration included karaoke, free food, a tricycle race, basketball drunk contest and multiple raffles throughout the evening. - Station residents stand in line for food during the Single Marine Program Birthday Bash, which took place behind the Hornet's Nest here June 22, 2012. the celebration included karaoke, free food, a tricycle race, basketball drunk contest and multiple raffles throughout the evening.

Sgt. Edwond M. Henderson, Single Marine Program President, cuts the cake during the 14th SMP Birthday Bash outside the Hornet’s Nest here Saturday as Sgt. Maj. Drew C. Benson, Marine Aircraft Group 12 sergeant major, (far left) and Sgt. Maj. Gerard J. Calvin, Marine Aviation Logistics 12 sergeant::r::::n::major (left), look on. The SMP offers Marines and sailors an opportunity to experience different cultures around the world by supplying trips year round. The SMP also works to improve the quality of life for single and unaccompanied Marines and sailors. - Sgt. Edwond M. Henderson, Single Marine Program President, cuts the cake during the 14th SMP Birthday Bash outside the Hornet’s Nest here Saturday as Sgt. Maj. Drew C. Benson, Marine Aircraft Group 12 sergeant major, (far left) and Sgt. Maj. Gerard J. Calvin, Marine Aviation Logistics 12 sergeant::r::::n::major (left), look on. The SMP offers Marines and sailors an opportunity to experience different cultures around the world by supplying trips year round. The SMP also works to improve the quality of life for single and unaccompanied Marines and sailors.

The weekly haircut is nothing short of a ritual in the Marine Corps for male Marines. Recently, Marine Corps Community Services requested feedback from station residents about raising the price of the weekly ritual from $8 to $9 or charging gear rental fees at Outdoor Recreation. But these potential increases are not superfluous boosts to line the pockets of MCCS. In fact, MCCS raises money to support all the free amenities station residents enjoy. You personally can help affect how MCCS will spend that money by making your voice heard. - The weekly haircut is nothing short of a ritual in the Marine Corps for male Marines. Recently, Marine Corps Community Services requested feedback from station residents about raising the price of the weekly ritual from $8 to $9 or charging gear rental fees at Outdoor Recreation. But these potential increases are not superfluous boosts to line the pockets of MCCS. In fact, MCCS raises money to support all the free amenities station residents enjoy. You personally can help affect how MCCS will spend that money by making your voice heard.

The Single Marine Program Hornet’s Nest here is scheduled to hold its “Rock the Block” Grand Opening celebration 4-8 p.m. on July 30 after undergoing a $1.3 million cosmetic facelift. - The Single Marine Program Hornet’s Nest here is scheduled to hold its “Rock the Block” Grand Opening celebration 4-8 p.m. on July 30 after undergoing a $1.3 million cosmetic facelift.