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Sgt. Maj. G. V. Tunnell, sergeant major of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and his daughter Valerie Tunnell, 10, a fourth Grader at Matthew C. Perry Elementary, pose for a photo during the Butterfly Kisses Daddy-Daughter Dance inside the Club Iwakuni Ballroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 21, 2015. The dance sponsored by the Matthew C. Perry High School’s Parent Teacher Organization presented fathers aboard station with the opportunity to spend an evening dancing and building lasting memories with their daughters. - Sgt. Maj. G. V. Tunnell, sergeant major of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and his daughter Valerie Tunnell, 10, a fourth Grader at Matthew C. Perry Elementary, pose for a photo during the Butterfly Kisses Daddy-Daughter Dance inside the Club Iwakuni Ballroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 21, 2015. The dance sponsored by the Matthew C. Perry High School’s Parent Teacher Organization presented fathers aboard station with the opportunity to spend an evening dancing and building lasting memories with their daughters.
Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, teach the English alphabet to Midoro Hoikuen students during a community relations preschool event in Iwakuni City, Feb. 19, 2015. Coordinated by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard station, volunteers spent the morning dancing, singing, learning and playing with the Japanese children. The chapel coordinates multiple COMREL events each month to give MCAS Iwakuni personnel a chance to be part of the growing relationship between the station and community. - Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, teach the English alphabet to Midoro Hoikuen students during a community relations preschool event in Iwakuni City, Feb. 19, 2015. Coordinated by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard station, volunteers spent the morning dancing, singing, learning and playing with the Japanese children. The chapel coordinates multiple COMREL events each month to give MCAS Iwakuni personnel a chance to be part of the growing relationship between the station and community.
Matthew C. Perry High School’s basketball team poses for a picture after the Far East Basketball Tournament, Feb. 18, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The players of the M.C. Perry team received medals for taking second place. - Matthew C. Perry High School’s basketball team poses for a picture after the Far East Basketball Tournament, Feb. 18, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The players of the M.C. Perry team received medals for taking second place.
A member of the Domu, Otake City Japanese Drums Organization performs during the 2015 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2015. The purpose behind the event was to provide an opportunity for interaction between local residents and U.S. military members and build bonds through music. - A member of the Domu, Otake City Japanese Drums Organization performs during the 2015 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2015. The purpose behind the event was to provide an opportunity for interaction between local residents and U.S. military members and build bonds through music.
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.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond J. Suiter, leading petty officer for the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, works at his desk inside the chapel, Feb. 12, 2015. Suiter earned the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Junior Sailor of the Year for 2014. Suiter recieved a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his accomplishment. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond J. Suiter, leading petty officer for the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, works at his desk inside the chapel, Feb. 12, 2015. Suiter earned the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Junior Sailor of the Year for 2014. Suiter recieved a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his accomplishment.
Children from Shunan International Children’s Club perform the classical Japanese dance, Nihon-Buyo, during Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s Japanese Cultural Exchange aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 11, 2015. The 5th annual performance included traditional martial arts, a classical Japanese dance and musical performances. This ongoing cultural exchange illustrates the greater part of the U.S.-Japan relationship and solidifies ties with our host nation. - Children from Shunan International Children’s Club perform the classical Japanese dance, Nihon-Buyo, during Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s Japanese Cultural Exchange aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 11, 2015. The 5th annual performance included traditional martial arts, a classical Japanese dance and musical performances. This ongoing cultural exchange illustrates the greater part of the U.S.-Japan relationship and solidifies ties with our host nation.
Service members teach 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. Whenever Americans visit the students flip their name tag over so that the English translation is showing. - Service members teach 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. Whenever Americans visit the students flip their name tag over so that the English translation is showing.