Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz - Former Matthew C. Perry High School head football coach, Frank A. Macias, stands on the football field of M.C. Perry high school at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, September 7, 2022. Frank Macias was the head football coach at M.C. Perry high school from 2011 to August of 2022, and is now preparing to transfer to Port Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Samurai kick off first football game under Friday Night Lights - Ryutu Elmoulkatel, a kicker with the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” football team, runs the ball against the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” during a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 1, 2017. Hosting their season opener at their new sports stadium, the Samurai, a Division II team, faced off against their Division I opponent, the Red Devils, from Fleet Activities Yokosuka. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Red Devils beat the Samurai 33-0. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron Henson)

The Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai soccer team poses for a photo during the Western Japan Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament on the M.C. Perry Sports Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The team played a total of five games without allowing their opponents to score. This is the second year the Lady Samurai have won the tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell) - The Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai soccer team poses for a photo during the Western Japan Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament on the M.C. Perry Sports Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The team played a total of five games without allowing their opponents to score. This is the second year the Lady Samurai have won the tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Stephen Campbell)

Matthew C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 2016 Division 2 Girls’ Far East Basketball Tournament Feb. 15-18, 2016. Seven high schools from the Far East division traveled to Iwakuni for the competition. The teams spent the week playing in brackets determining who could make cut for the championship game. - Matthew C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 2016 Division 2 Girls’ Far East Basketball Tournament Feb. 15-18, 2016. Seven high schools from the Far East division traveled to Iwakuni for the competition. The teams spent the week playing in brackets determining who could make cut for the championship game.

Maj. Donald Hall, future operations officer the Marine Aircraft Group 12, and his daughter listen to a reading of “Cupig’s Scuffle” inside the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gymnasium during M.C. Perry’s Family Literature Night, Feb. 12, 2015. The purpose of literature night is to bring families aboard the air station together by sparking an interest in reading by utilizing interactive stations. - Maj. Donald Hall, future operations officer the Marine Aircraft Group 12, and his daughter listen to a reading of “Cupig’s Scuffle” inside the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gymnasium during M.C. Perry’s Family Literature Night, Feb. 12, 2015. The purpose of literature night is to bring families aboard the air station together by sparking an interest in reading by utilizing interactive stations.

Members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations pose for a photo with Lt. Col. Mike Carreiro, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and members of the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s faculty and student body during the school’s mikan presentation inside the school’s gymnasium, Jan. 13, 2015, aboard station. The purpose of the event was to strengthen the bond between Iwakuni City residents and M.C. Perry students. Members of the associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans from Suo-Oshima Island. - Members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations pose for a photo with Lt. Col. Mike Carreiro, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and members of the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s faculty and student body during the school’s mikan presentation inside the school’s gymnasium, Jan. 13, 2015, aboard station. The purpose of the event was to strengthen the bond between Iwakuni City residents and M.C. Perry students. Members of the associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans from Suo-Oshima Island.

Capt. Benjamin Baldwin, a weapon systems officer with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 and a judge for Matthew C. Perry High School’s science fair, listens to a student as he explains his project inside the high school gymnasium, Dec. 18, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The science fair is part of the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative, which presented students with an opportunity to practice the scientific method. - Capt. Benjamin Baldwin, a weapon systems officer with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 and a judge for Matthew C. Perry High School’s science fair, listens to a student as he explains his project inside the high school gymnasium, Dec. 18, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The science fair is part of the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative, which presented students with an opportunity to practice the scientific method.

Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, high school soccer team, dives for a ball during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Division Two Boys championship soccer game aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 22, 2013. Justin Hill, 17, team captain for Perry, scored the goal with a header off of a blocked penalty kick. - Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, high school soccer team, dives for a ball during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Division Two Boys championship soccer game aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 22, 2013. Justin Hill, 17, team captain for Perry, scored the goal with a header off of a blocked penalty kick.

C.J. Czepiel, Summer Enrichment Program participant, takes a bite of a corndog durring the end of Summer Enrichment Program potluck at the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gym here July 21. The program was a month-long and students learned and attempted to solve some of Earth’s many mysteries. - C.J. Czepiel, Summer Enrichment Program participant, takes a bite of a corndog durring the end of Summer Enrichment Program potluck at the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gym here July 21. The program was a month-long and students learned and attempted to solve some of Earth’s many mysteries.