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Kakuta Shotaro, 16, an experienced Special Olympian, kicks a soccer ball during a game at Penny Lake here Oct. 16. Shotaro didn’t score during the game, but he defended against many offensive plays. He participated in soccer for a majority of the day before all of the competitors went bowling. - Kakuta Shotaro, 16, an experienced Special Olympian, kicks a soccer ball during a game at Penny Lake here Oct. 16. Shotaro didn’t score during the game, but he defended against many offensive plays. He participated in soccer for a majority of the day before all of the competitors went bowling.

A station explosive ordnance disposal technician explains how the materials of improvised explosive devices work to Japan Coast Guardsmen during an IED brief given in one of their Hiroshima port offices Oct. 4. During the brief, EOD technicians exposed the attending coast guardsmen to the threats of IEDs. Although the Japan Coast Guard conducts rescue and recovery missions many have never seen the effects of an IED. - A station explosive ordnance disposal technician explains how the materials of improvised explosive devices work to Japan Coast Guardsmen during an IED brief given in one of their Hiroshima port offices Oct. 4. During the brief, EOD technicians exposed the attending coast guardsmen to the threats of IEDs. Although the Japan Coast Guard conducts rescue and recovery missions many have never seen the effects of an IED.

Taylor R. Marine, 13, a Troop 77 Eagle Scout, leads his fellow Scouts in reciting the Scout Oath during Troop 77's Court of Honor ceremony at Yujo Hall here Sept. 7. The Court of Honor ceremony is hosted once a year and publicly recognizes Scouts for their achievements. - Taylor R. Marine, 13, a Troop 77 Eagle Scout, leads his fellow Scouts in reciting the Scout Oath during Troop 77's Court of Honor ceremony at Yujo Hall here Sept. 7. The Court of Honor ceremony is hosted once a year and publicly recognizes Scouts for their achievements.

Iwakuni and Okinawa-based Marines and sailors work together to clear weeds and unwanted trees during a landscape beautification project at the Marabou Drive Park here July 15 as part of community relations projects planned in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. More beautification projects at the park are planned to take place each weekend until the end of Talisman Sabre July 29. Certain areas of the park have been invaded by foreign plants and weeds that have choked and killed off much of the natural Australian vegetation here. - Iwakuni and Okinawa-based Marines and sailors work together to clear weeds and unwanted trees during a landscape beautification project at the Marabou Drive Park here July 15 as part of community relations projects planned in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. More beautification projects at the park are planned to take place each weekend until the end of Talisman Sabre July 29. Certain areas of the park have been invaded by foreign plants and weeds that have choked and killed off much of the natural Australian vegetation here.

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines scour the area surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean up lead by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and MALS-12 Saturday. Approximately 25 station service members volunteered their efforts during the monthly Kintai Bridge clean-up. - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines scour the area surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean up lead by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and MALS-12 Saturday. Approximately 25 station service members volunteered their efforts during the monthly Kintai Bridge clean-up.

Members of the Corpsmen Color Guard parade the colors during the opening ceremony of the 2011 Navy Hospital Corpsmen Ball at the Club Iwakuni ballroom here June 17. The Vietnam War was the theme for the ball this year. The guest speak was Dr. John E. Fortunato. Fortunato spoke::r::::n::of his time serving in the U.S. Army along side Navy corpsmen and how those experiences shaped him. - Members of the Corpsmen Color Guard parade the colors during the opening ceremony of the 2011 Navy Hospital Corpsmen Ball at the Club Iwakuni ballroom here June 17. The Vietnam War was the theme for the ball this year. The guest speak was Dr. John E. Fortunato. Fortunato spoke::r::::n::of his time serving in the U.S. Army along side Navy corpsmen and how those experiences shaped him.

Edwin F. Jackson, a Marine Aircraft Group 12 Frisbee player, leaps to catch the Frisbee as several Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 players attempt to stop him during the 2011 Commander’s Cup Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at Penny Lake Field here June 8. Throughout the tournament Jackson often wholly committed himself to making the catch, several times colliding with opposing players. MAG-12 went on to win the game 11-7. - Edwin F. Jackson, a Marine Aircraft Group 12 Frisbee player, leaps to catch the Frisbee as several Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 players attempt to stop him during the 2011 Commander’s Cup Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at Penny Lake Field here June 8. Throughout the tournament Jackson often wholly committed himself to making the catch, several times colliding with opposing players. MAG-12 went on to win the game 11-7.

Justin M. Penn, Blue Flacons player, runs to third base against JP-5 in an intramural softball game at the main softball field here June 8. The Blue Falcons would go on to win the game with a staggering score of 30-1. - Justin M. Penn, Blue Flacons player, runs to third base against JP-5 in an intramural softball game at the main softball field here June 8. The Blue Falcons would go on to win the game with a staggering score of 30-1.

Gayla Hines, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School second grader, pours sand into a tube to layer different colors into a design at the sand booth during the M.C. Perry Spring Fling School Carnival at the M.C. Perry Elementary School playground here May 13. Hines used more pink sand than any other color on the table for her sand design. - Gayla Hines, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School second grader, pours sand into a tube to layer different colors into a design at the sand booth during the M.C. Perry Spring Fling School Carnival at the M.C. Perry Elementary School playground here May 13. Hines used more pink sand than any other color on the table for her sand design.