Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Youth and Teen Center members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hold up Kidzos, a special currency used in the theme park Kidzania in Kobe, Japan, July 26, 2017. Kidzania is an indoor education entertainment center that provides children the interactive experience of working adult jobs and earning currency. The currency can be spent on activities and used to buy souvenirs from gift shops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez) - Youth and Teen Center members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni hold up Kidzos, a special currency used in the theme park Kidzania in Kobe, Japan, July 26, 2017. Kidzania is an indoor education entertainment center that provides children the interactive experience of working adult jobs and earning currency. The currency can be spent on activities and used to buy souvenirs from gift shops. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Adam Boardman, a third grader at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, poses for a photo with Eugene Clark, Youth and Teen Center director, after winning a bike in a raffle during the 13th annual Month of the Military Child festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2016. The month of April honors and recognizes military children for the struggles they overcome such as frequent moves, school changes and separation from active duty parents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released) - Adam Boardman, a third grader at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, poses for a photo with Eugene Clark, Youth and Teen Center director, after winning a bike in a raffle during the 13th annual Month of the Military Child festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2016. The month of April honors and recognizes military children for the struggles they overcome such as frequent moves, school changes and separation from active duty parents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released)

Station residents run toward the finish line during the 8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. 2.5k run or walk at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2016. The Youth and Teen Center started this event in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to provide residents another opportunity to be active within the community. The YTC provides station residents with various opportunities to participate and volunteer for events. - Station residents run toward the finish line during the 8th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. 2.5k run or walk at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2016. The Youth and Teen Center started this event in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to provide residents another opportunity to be active within the community. The YTC provides station residents with various opportunities to participate and volunteer for events.

From left to right, Rhonda Kirk, program assistant with the Youth and Teen Center, Anna Kirk, and Kris Kirk, Mathew C. Perry Elementary School students, and Gunnery Sgt. Isaiah Kirk, cyber network chief with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni observe a Koi pond at the Hiroshima Botanical Garden in Hiroshima City, Japan, Dec. 23, 2015. The visit afforded residents the opportunity to explore various exhibits and view the festive displays at the garden. - From left to right, Rhonda Kirk, program assistant with the Youth and Teen Center, Anna Kirk, and Kris Kirk, Mathew C. Perry Elementary School students, and Gunnery Sgt. Isaiah Kirk, cyber network chief with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni observe a Koi pond at the Hiroshima Botanical Garden in Hiroshima City, Japan, Dec. 23, 2015. The visit afforded residents the opportunity to explore various exhibits and view the festive displays at the garden.

Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visit the Peace Memorial Park area after visiting the atomic bomb dome in Hiroshima, Dec. 5, 2015. The Youth and Teen Center provided station residents the opportunity to explore the Peace Memorial Park area and shop around the area. The dome is the only building that remains and provided students with a visual image of the aftermath of World War II. - Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visit the Peace Memorial Park area after visiting the atomic bomb dome in Hiroshima, Dec. 5, 2015. The Youth and Teen Center provided station residents the opportunity to explore the Peace Memorial Park area and shop around the area. The dome is the only building that remains and provided students with a visual image of the aftermath of World War II.

Kaede Nursing Home residents painted Christmas ornaments during the National Honor Society’s visit to the home in Iwakuni Yamaguchi, Japan, Nov. 17, 2015. The National Honor Society students visited this home for the first time in 2014 and were invited to come back again. Events like this show the local community that station residents care about them and want to build bonds. - Kaede Nursing Home residents painted Christmas ornaments during the National Honor Society’s visit to the home in Iwakuni Yamaguchi, Japan, Nov. 17, 2015. The National Honor Society students visited this home for the first time in 2014 and were invited to come back again. Events like this show the local community that station residents care about them and want to build bonds.

Charles R. Hill, station environmental protection specialist, holds a can of spray paint and tells the children at the Youth and Teen Center they can take the spray cans to the recycling center instead of throwing them away during his lecture in support of the $2,800 Energy Star Service grant at the Youth and Teen Center here June 21. The children of the Youth and Tean Center must perform the tasks they submitted in their proposal to Energy Star and the Boys and Girls Club of America during a competition held in April for a year. The first activity was educating the children about evironmental awareness, which Hill completed after his lecture. - Charles R. Hill, station environmental protection specialist, holds a can of spray paint and tells the children at the Youth and Teen Center they can take the spray cans to the recycling center instead of throwing them away during his lecture in support of the $2,800 Energy Star Service grant at the Youth and Teen Center here June 21. The children of the Youth and Tean Center must perform the tasks they submitted in their proposal to Energy Star and the Boys and Girls Club of America during a competition held in April for a year. The first activity was educating the children about evironmental awareness, which Hill completed after his lecture.

Marina Goodsell, a member of the Youth and Teen Center, sits at one of the computers to write an essay at the Youth and Teen Center here Aug. 12. For membership registration forms and parental permission forms visit mccsiwakuni.com. - Marina Goodsell, a member of the Youth and Teen Center, sits at one of the computers to write an essay at the Youth and Teen Center here Aug. 12. For membership registration forms and parental permission forms visit mccsiwakuni.com.