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SOFA drivers gain additional knowledge on local roads - U.S. service members drive on an Iwakuni Driving School course in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 23, 2018. The class, promoted through the city of Iwakuni, was held in order to educate Status of Forces Agreement drivers on common driving errors that are made in the city and how to correct them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Japanese employees retire from air station with 488 combined years of service - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, other senior ranking air station leadership, master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees pose for a photo during a retirement ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2018. The retirement ceremony was conducted by the station Civilian Human Resources Office and air station leadership in order to thank the retiring employees for their years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune - Students with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School play in a parachute during an end-of-year Field Day at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 8, 2018. Field Day was organized in order to motivate students to stay active during the summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Station residents take to the fields, plant rice - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents visit a farmers market in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 9, 2018. Station residents visited Iwakuni City as a part of a Marine Corps Community Services, Cultural Adaptation Program event in order to plant rice with Japanese residents and learn about traditional rice farming. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Neighbors share culture through exchange - A child holds a kendama during the 13th Community Cultural Exchange at Iwakuni City, Japan, May 26, 2018. The Cultural Adaptation Program hosted the community cultural exchange in order to share the Japanese and American culture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Robert M. Casey Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni staff celebrate grand opening - U.S. service members, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members and Japanese residents, cut a ribbon at the Robert M. Casey Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni as part of the building’s grand opening at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 30, 2018. The staff hosted the grand opening in order to display the facility’s new and improved capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Station residents shop for experience at local wholesale food market - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident takes a photo at a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was available to buy and to advertise it to MCAS Iwakuni residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

MAG-12 squadrons, Marines awarded for aviation excellence - Marine Corps Aviation Association, Joe Foss Squadron, awarded Marines and units within 1st Marine Aircraft Wing for their outstanding performance and dedication to duty on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, April 13, 2018. The Joe Foss Squadron, named after Joseph J. Foss, is one of 25 squadrons within the MCAA and the only squadron stationed overseas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jess Etheridge)

USO Iwakuni hosts second annual Pizza-Bingo Night - Joshua Baskara, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, plays bingo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 27, 2018. The event was held as part of the Month of the Military Child to show appreciation for the sacrifices children of service members make in supporting their parents. To recognize the support they give, USO Iwakuni supplied pizza and prizes for a bingo night. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Station Fuels gives award of excellence to air station - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, center, awards Kiminori Morishige, a Japanese Master Labor Contractor (MLC) foreman with Station Fuels, a challenge coin at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 18, 2018. U.S. Service members and Japanese MLCs with Station Fuels earned the 2017 Excellence in Naval Fuel Management Award at MCAS Iwakuni. The unit handed it to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, the commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni, to present to the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)