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Archive: October, 2015

MCAS residents race during Superhero Fun Run October 31, 2015 — Service members, friends and families took part in a Superhero Fun Run on the Seawall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 31, 2015.The 1.5K run allowed station residents to celebrate the Halloween festivities while being physically active.“Kids love superheroes and as Semper Fit we try to promote fitness and health and what better way MORE

Japanese orphans celebrate Halloween at MCAS Iwakuni October 31, 2015 — Orphans from Garden of Light Children’s Home in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to experience Halloween with service members and their families Oct. 31, 2015.During their visit, 50 station volunteers escorted 15 orphans to a haunted house operated by Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support MORE

Service Members teach Halloween tradition to Japanese preschoolers October 27, 2015 — The Marine Memorial Chapel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted a community relations event where thirteen service members taught a different culture and new games to children from Ekimae Hoikuen Pre-School in Iwakuni City, Oct. 27, 2015.The visit gave service members the opportunity to interact with the Japanese youth and teach them MORE

Station residents, local Japanese take on triathlon October 25, 2015 — Station residents and Japanese athletes challenged themselves to the 28th Annual Triathlon at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 25, 2015.Triathlon participants braved the choppy harbor waters to swim two laps then pedal 20 kilometers to the IronWorks Gym, where they traded cycling shoes for running shoes to race 8 kilometers to the MORE

Children experience Marine Corps Tradition October 23, 2015 — Children dressed up, danced, ate and experienced a Marine Corps tradition during the Mini-Marine Corps Ball in the Club Iwakuni ballroom at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 23, 2015.The children, ranging from 5 to 12 years old, learned traditions of the Marine Corps Ball including, the marching of colors and the cake cutting ceremony MORE

Length of Service Award Ceremony recognizes Japanese civilians October 22, 2015 — Station and city officials recognized Japanese civilians during a ceremony at the Club Iwakuni ballroom for their years of dedicated service working at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 22, 2015.The Length of Service Award Ceremony acknowledges the devotion and passion of Japanese civilians that have worked on the air station for at MORE

MCAS Iwakuni residents get nutty with Japanese locals October 22, 2015 — Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, discovered a prickly treat with Japanese locals during a chestnut picking trip in Ganne Miwa-cho, Iwakuni City, Oct. 22, 2015.Coordinated by the station’s cultural adaption program, this event connected service members and their families to their Iwakuni neighbors during a visit to Ganne MORE

Marines, Japanese soldiers bridge gaps while training October 22, 2015 — Marines and 1st Company, 46th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers came together for Exercise Guard and Protect at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct 20-23, 2015.Guard and Protect is a joint security force operation that enables readiness in case the station has to make a defense posture. Marines and JGSDF soldiers MORE

Marines exercise readiness October 21, 2015 — Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron practiced their operational readiness during Strategic Mobility Exercise 16 at Marine Corps Air station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19-23, 2015.STRATMOBEX 16 is to validate existing assumptions in Marine MORE

Matthew C. Perry Elementary partakes in Read Across the Globe October 19, 2015 — Matthew C. Perry Elementary teachers and adult volunteers took part in an official attempt to break a Guinness World Record aimed to raise awareness about literacy by reading to M.C. Perry’s 1st, 4th and 5th graders at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2015.Points of Light, the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Deloitte and MORE