Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett - U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Marine Labor Contractors with Fire and Emergency Services pose for a group photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2025. Both ARFF and FES recently won the Medium Fire Department of the Year award for the third time in a row due to their outstanding performance and overall readiness for any situation that arises. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Amanda Moreno, left, a food service specialist, and Sgt. Christian Lim, the food service manager for southside mess hall, both with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and natives of Florida, pick up trash alongside the riverbank during a clean-up at the Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2025. The Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Single Marine Program hosted a bridge clean-up as part of the SMP Days of Service, a five-day series of events where service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer to build stronger relationships and give back to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Amanda Moreno, left, a food service specialist, and Sgt. Christian Lim, the food service manager for southside mess hall, both with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and natives of Florida, pick up trash alongside the riverbank during a clean-up at the Kintaikyo Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, April 21, 2025. The Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, Single Marine Program hosted a bridge clean-up as part of the SMP Days of Service, a five-day series of events where service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer to build stronger relationships and give back to the community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - The Furukawa family memorial was created by Kazuzou Furukawa to mourn the deaths of his family following the end of World War II after the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after receiving the METOC Marine of the Year Award at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis - U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, and North Carolina native, maintains servers at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen - Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, poses for a portrait at the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 5, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - Sgt. Jose R. Sanchez, left, a food service specialist with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, explains how equipment is inspected at the Flight Line Mess Hall to Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yasmine Huley-Morris, the station station captain of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Virginia, stands in front of a fire truck for a picture at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 4, 2024. Huley-Morris recently received the Military Firefighter of the Year award for all military services. The award recognizes the firefighters accomplishments of the preceding year for setting the example of professional activities and career development goals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yasmine Huley-Morris, the station station captain of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Virginia, stands in front of a fire truck for a picture at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 4, 2024. Huley-Morris recently received the Military Firefighter of the Year award for all military services. The award recognizes the firefighters accomplishments of the preceding year for setting the example of professional activities and career development goals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacob Coby, a financial management resource analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, poses for a photo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 21, 2024. Coby, a native of Lake Forest, California, continuously seeks self-improvement through education and physical and mental health. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett - Catherine Matchem-Watkins, a Marine Corps Family Team Building Trainer with Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni, poses for a photo with her family at Akiyoshidai Safari Land, Japan. Matchem-Watkins, a native of Chicago, Illinois, learned time management skills at a young age that she continues to use to this day to effectively balance time with her family, work, and volunteering in her busy schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)