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Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - A pair of egrets fly away after being deterred during a Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard patrol of the flightline at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2025. The MCAS Iwakuni BASH program is designed to keep runways and the surrounding area free of any wildlife that could pose a threat to daily flight operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Distinguished guests cut the ribbon, officially opening the Flightline Mess Hall during the ribbon cutting ceremony, April 1, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. As part of the Defense Policy Review Initiative aboard station the opening of the new Mess Hall will improve proficiency of the flightline by providing Marines a closer facility to enjoy chow. - Distinguished guests cut the ribbon, officially opening the Flightline Mess Hall during the ribbon cutting ceremony, April 1, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. As part of the Defense Policy Review Initiative aboard station the opening of the new Mess Hall will improve proficiency of the flightline by providing Marines a closer facility to enjoy chow.

Lance Cpl. Jaquoise Johnson, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, sweeps an exit inside the Flightline Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 19, 2015. As part of the ongoing expansion of MCAS Iwakuni, the opening of the new Flightline Mess Hall, slated for April 1, 2015, is part of a plan to improve productivity aboard station. - Lance Cpl. Jaquoise Johnson, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, sweeps an exit inside the Flightline Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 19, 2015. As part of the ongoing expansion of MCAS Iwakuni, the opening of the new Flightline Mess Hall, slated for April 1, 2015, is part of a plan to improve productivity aboard station.