Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Sayaka Takabayashi, 131-pound competitor and first place winner, prepares to press 47.5 kilograms (104.5 pounds) during the 2012 Summer Slam Bench Press Competition at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here June 2. Approximately 28 participants competed, divided into male and female categories comprised of ten weight classes. - Sayaka Takabayashi, 131-pound competitor and first place winner, prepares to press 47.5 kilograms (104.5 pounds) during the 2012 Summer Slam Bench Press Competition at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here June 2. Approximately 28 participants competed, divided into male and female categories comprised of ten weight classes.

The Eagle, Globe and Anchor is proudly displayed on a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted wooden pen at the Wood Hobby Shop here Feb. 29. The Wood Hobby Shop not only offers wood-crafting enthusiasts an opportunity to make pens but also bed frames, wooden display cases and anything else that may come to mind. They are limited only by practicality and imaginations. - The Eagle, Globe and Anchor is proudly displayed on a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted wooden pen at the Wood Hobby Shop here Feb. 29. The Wood Hobby Shop not only offers wood-crafting enthusiasts an opportunity to make pens but also bed frames, wooden display cases and anything else that may come to mind. They are limited only by practicality and imaginations.

Comedian and entertainer, Daniel Dugar, entertains the crowd at the Iwakuni Ballroom here Jan. 12 during the “2012 Laugh Campaign.” Dugar opened for fellow comedian, D. L. Hughley. Both comedians brought their own distinctive style of rauncous::r::::n::humor to the crowd. No individual was safe from the verbal jabs that came from the comedians as they picked out people in the crowd. - Comedian and entertainer, Daniel Dugar, entertains the crowd at the Iwakuni Ballroom here Jan. 12 during the “2012 Laugh Campaign.” Dugar opened for fellow comedian, D. L. Hughley. Both comedians brought their own distinctive style of rauncous::r::::n::humor to the crowd. No individual was safe from the verbal jabs that came from the comedians as they picked out people in the crowd.

Sgt. Andrea M. Olguin, a station combat photographer, and Tony J. Lewis, a runner, take part in the 5 kilometer Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk/Run at the sea wall here Sept. 23. As of August 2011, there have been 23 suicides and 125 attempted suicides within the Marine Corps. The purpose of the event was to raise station residents’ awareness of suicide, the warning signs and ways to prevent it. - Sgt. Andrea M. Olguin, a station combat photographer, and Tony J. Lewis, a runner, take part in the 5 kilometer Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk/Run at the sea wall here Sept. 23. As of August 2011, there have been 23 suicides and 125 attempted suicides within the Marine Corps. The purpose of the event was to raise station residents’ awareness of suicide, the warning signs and ways to prevent it.