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Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Benon, a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during CBRN training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 25, 2025. CBRN training is crucial for Marines to remain capable, confident and operation ready in any environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby)

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.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Elizabeth Cisneros prepares an explosive device made of C-4 during improvised explosive device (IED) training on Target Island, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, September 7, 2011. U.S. Marines trained hand-in-hand with EOD technicians on various explosive devices and hazardous material while also learning the dangers of each. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kassie L. McDole/Released) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Elizabeth Cisneros prepares an explosive device made of C-4 during improvised explosive device (IED) training on Target Island, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, September 7, 2011. U.S. Marines trained hand-in-hand with EOD technicians on various explosive devices and hazardous material while also learning the dangers of each. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kassie L. McDole/Released)