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T-Pain’s stage crew warms-up for the concert at the Sakura Theater aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2015. The concert was sponsored by sponsored by Navy Entertainment who partners with United Services Organization and Armed Forces Entertainment to bring professional athletes, musicians and comedians to military members stationed overseas. - T-Pain’s stage crew warms-up for the concert at the Sakura Theater aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2015. The concert was sponsored by sponsored by Navy Entertainment who partners with United Services Organization and Armed Forces Entertainment to bring professional athletes, musicians and comedians to military members stationed overseas.

Daniel Dugar, a comedian, entertains attendees of the B4 They Made You Laugh III Marin Luther King Weekend tour hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2015. Visiting comedians included Gary Owens, Rodney Perry and Dugar. - Daniel Dugar, a comedian, entertains attendees of the B4 They Made You Laugh III Marin Luther King Weekend tour hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2015. Visiting comedians included Gary Owens, Rodney Perry and Dugar.

Hawk Thomas, a player with the Harlem Globetrotters, goes for a dunk during warm-ups inside the IronWorks Gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 7, 2014. The team is doing their 13th tour in 11 years, made possible by Navy Entertainment and Armed Forces Entertainment. - Hawk Thomas, a player with the Harlem Globetrotters, goes for a dunk during warm-ups inside the IronWorks Gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 7, 2014. The team is doing their 13th tour in 11 years, made possible by Navy Entertainment and Armed Forces Entertainment.

Ashley, a dancer with the Miami Marlins’ Mermaids pets one of the Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit dogs after a demonstration by PMO’s K-9 unit here Dec. 7. The Marlins spent the day visiting different units around the station, signing autographs and spending time with Marines while learning about what Marines aboard the station do every day. Armed Forces Entertainment gives professional athletes, comedians and other entertainers the opportunity to visit American bases and stations outside the continental U.S. This is the fourth AFE trip the Marlins have conducted and their::r::::n::first time visiting the Pacific region. Everywhere the Marlins went they were greeted with open arms by Marines who were more than willing to share stories about their daily lives, but::r::::n::most importantly to get to spend time with the visitors. The Marlins signed autographs for service members and a baseball for the commanding officer of each unit they visited. After::r::::n::visiting several units aboard the station, the Marlins went::r::::n::to the Penny Lake baseball field where the Mermaids practiced and performed a dance routine with resident children while the players played a mini-softball game with other children. AFE::r::::n::organizes approximately 120 yearly trips that entertain::r::::n::approximately 500,000 troops. - Ashley, a dancer with the Miami Marlins’ Mermaids pets one of the Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit dogs after a demonstration by PMO’s K-9 unit here Dec. 7. The Marlins spent the day visiting different units around the station, signing autographs and spending time with Marines while learning about what Marines aboard the station do every day. Armed Forces Entertainment gives professional athletes, comedians and other entertainers the opportunity to visit American bases and stations outside the continental U.S. This is the fourth AFE trip the Marlins have conducted and their::r::::n::first time visiting the Pacific region. Everywhere the Marlins went they were greeted with open arms by Marines who were more than willing to share stories about their daily lives, but::r::::n::most importantly to get to spend time with the visitors. The Marlins signed autographs for service members and a baseball for the commanding officer of each unit they visited. After::r::::n::visiting several units aboard the station, the Marlins went::r::::n::to the Penny Lake baseball field where the Mermaids practiced and performed a dance routine with resident children while the players played a mini-softball game with other children. AFE::r::::n::organizes approximately 120 yearly trips that entertain::r::::n::approximately 500,000 troops.