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Americans dance with Japanese locals to honor ancestors

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents joined hands with Japanese locals as they honored the spirits of their ancestors during the Bon-Odori festival at Kinjuen nursing home in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 14, 2017, as part of a Cultural Adaptation trip.

Making turns in the right direction

The Iwakuni City Police Department held a free driving class for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 28, 2017.

Americans, Japanese cultivate friendships in tea harvest

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Cultural Adaptation Program visited Hirose-Iwakuni High School to harvest green tea leaves with Japanese locals in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 2, 2017.

Air station volunteers bond with local Japanese children

Volunteers with the Marine Memorial Chapel on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited local Japanese children at Midoro Hoikuen in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 23, 2016.The visit was part of a 12-year ongoing community relations program between the air station and local community.“We try to coordinate at least three or four community relations projects

Seventh Joint Leadership Walk

The Honorable Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, Japan, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Garza, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Japanese government officials participated in the 7th Joint Leadership Walk down the streets of Iwakuni on

Station volunteers teach English at local Japanese school

Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteered to teach English to students at Midoro Hoikuen School in Iwakuni City, July 30, 2015.The Marine Memorial Chapel provides service members and their families a way to interact more closely with their Japanese neighbors. This interaction provides a window through which

Service members make new friends

Service members taught 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.COMRELs give station residents a chance reach out to the local community by teaching them their native language.

MCAS Iwakuni service members visit preschool teach children English

Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 2015.The volunteers went to the preschool to teach the children English, according to Yamada Noriko, an administrative specialist with the chapel. “I believe

Retired Coast Guard gives back

Retired Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Elder Hal Pierce, a service missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served his country for 21 years and now continues to serve in any way that he can.“After retiring, I felt like this was a time in my life when I needed to give back,” said Pierce.He began as a minister going to

Station residents share American traditions with Japanese children

Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, brought holiday joy to the children of Josho Hoikuen during a community relations preschool visit, Dec. 9, 2014.Marines, sailors and civilians traveled to Josho Hoikuen to hand out candy and sing for the children to strengthen the bond between the U.S. and Japan.“About 11 years ago, the