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(Left to right) Food service Marines assigned to Camp Kinser, Lance Cpl. Shanera Coombs listens as Cpl. Lucky Anacletus talks during a prep session at the Marine Corps Installations Pacific’s Food Services Specialist of the Quarter competition, held at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, August 29, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

(Left to right) Food service Marines assigned to Camp Kinser, Lance Cpl. Shanera Coombs listens as Cpl. Lucky Anacletus talks during a prep session at the Marine Corps Installations Pacific’s Food Services Specialist of the Quarter competition, held at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, August 29, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

Photo by Song Jordan

(Left to right) Sgt. Seth Sutton and Private First Class Eli Lancelot, food service specialists stationed at to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, during the first day of the Marine Corps Installations Pacific’s Food Services Specialist of the Quarter competition, held at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, August 29, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

(Left to right) Sgt. Seth Sutton and Private First Class Eli Lancelot, food service specialists stationed at to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, during the first day of the Marine Corps Installations Pacific’s Food Services Specialist of the Quarter competition, held at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, August 29, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Song Jordan)

Photo by Song Jordan

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syrus Terwilliger, left, a radio frequency transmission systems technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of New Jersey, places caution tape over an exposed wire while Senior Airman Nigel Jessamy, right, a cyber transport technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of Georgia, connects his workstation to the internet during operation Adamantium Shield, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. Operation Adamantium Shield is designed to simulate establishing communication in a foreign environment to pass information to those in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syrus Terwilliger, left, a radio frequency transmission systems technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of New Jersey, places caution tape over an exposed wire while Senior Airman Nigel Jessamy, right, a cyber transport technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of Georgia, connects his workstation to the internet during operation Adamantium Shield, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. Operation Adamantium Shield is designed to simulate establishing communication in a foreign environment to pass information to those in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, the commander of United States Forces Japan and a Texas native, meets with Marines and Sailors from across Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to discuss the quality of life on MCAS Iwakuni during a tour of the installation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. While touring MCAS Iwakuni, Lt. Gen. Rupp met with service members to understand what the daily operations and quality of life is like on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, the commander of United States Forces Japan and a Texas native, meets with Marines and Sailors from across Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to discuss the quality of life on MCAS Iwakuni during a tour of the installation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. While touring MCAS Iwakuni, Lt. Gen. Rupp met with service members to understand what the daily operations and quality of life is like on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Maj. Gen. Takeshi Imamura, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 22, 2024. Maj. Gen. Imamura visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with station leadership to better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JGSDF personnel in future operations on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Maj. Gen. Takeshi Imamura, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 22, 2024. Maj. Gen. Imamura visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with station leadership to better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JGSDF personnel in future operations on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco

Mr. David Giachetti, a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, listens as U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jacqueline Lopez, the officer in charge of Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni and a native of Texas, explains the resources and capabilities they provide at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 19, 2024. The professional staff members for the U.S. House of Representatives visit MCAS Iwakuni to discuss the air station’s unique capabilities and future improvements for the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

Mr. David Giachetti, a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, listens as U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jacqueline Lopez, the officer in charge of Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni and a native of Texas, explains the resources and capabilities they provide at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 19, 2024. The professional staff members for the U.S. House of Representatives visit MCAS Iwakuni to discuss the air station’s unique capabilities and future improvements for the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Shingo Miyake, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, about the capabilities of the installations harbor during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 25, 2024. Miyake visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with leadership from the air station and better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JSDF personnel stationed there. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Shingo Miyake, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, about the capabilities of the installations harbor during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 25, 2024. Miyake visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with leadership from the air station and better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JSDF personnel stationed there. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Edward Fosson, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni facilities officer and a native of North Carolina, discusses the current state of base housing and how to implement improvements with Patrick Nevins, the staff director of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee, during a base tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 13, 2024. Patrick Nevins and other staff members visited MCAS Iwakuni to discuss base capabilities and ways to improve housing on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Edward Fosson, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni facilities officer and a native of North Carolina, discusses the current state of base housing and how to implement improvements with Patrick Nevins, the staff director of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee, during a base tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 13, 2024. Patrick Nevins and other staff members visited MCAS Iwakuni to discuss base capabilities and ways to improve housing on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

Members of the Hiroshima City-based Kagura Dance group perform a traditional dance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 15, 2024. The Kagura group performed a traditional samurai-themed Japanese dance to provide an engaging and interactive event that demonstrates Japanese culture and history for families at MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Members of the Hiroshima City-based Kagura Dance group perform a traditional dance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 15, 2024. The Kagura group performed a traditional samurai-themed Japanese dance to provide an engaging and interactive event that demonstrates Japanese culture and history for families at MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco

Coaches from Basketball Japan Academy and children from MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City pose for a group photo after participating in the Youth Sports Summer Basketball Camp at Atago Hills Sports Complex, Iwakuni, Japan, July 26, 2024. The Youth Sports Summer Basketball Camp coached by Basketball Japan Academy builds technical skills, aids in social development, and promotes an active lifestyle for kids ages six through eighteen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Coaches from Basketball Japan Academy and children from MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City pose for a group photo after participating in the Youth Sports Summer Basketball Camp at Atago Hills Sports Complex, Iwakuni, Japan, July 26, 2024. The Youth Sports Summer Basketball Camp coached by Basketball Japan Academy builds technical skills, aids in social development, and promotes an active lifestyle for kids ages six through eighteen. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni

Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni

Photo by COMMSTRAT

U.S. Marines compete against each other on the final obstacle during the O-Course competition at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 3, 2024. Marines and Sailors competed for the fastest time for a chance to win gift bags filled with tactical gear and to have their name displayed on a leaderboard. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

U.S. Marines compete against each other on the final obstacle during the O-Course competition at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 3, 2024. Marines and Sailors competed for the fastest time for a chance to win gift bags filled with tactical gear and to have their name displayed on a leaderboard. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

A U.S. Marine examines ordnance fuses during an explosive ordnance disposal open house event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 19, 2024. The open house event was hosted to expose Marines interested in transiting into the EOD military occupational specialty to the EOD mission by providing demonstrations of the equipment utilized by EOD technicians. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

A U.S. Marine examines ordnance fuses during an explosive ordnance disposal open house event at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 19, 2024. The open house event was hosted to expose Marines interested in transiting into the EOD military occupational specialty to the EOD mission by providing demonstrations of the equipment utilized by EOD technicians. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cadets look at a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, during an installation tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 11, 2024. The tour gave JMSDF cadets an overview of the installation's capabilities and gave them an opportunity to see a number of aircraft, such as the F-35B Lightning II, KC-130J Super Hercules, and C-12 Huron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Cadets look at a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, during an installation tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 11, 2024. The tour gave JMSDF cadets an overview of the installation's capabilities and gave them an opportunity to see a number of aircraft, such as the F-35B Lightning II, KC-130J Super Hercules, and C-12 Huron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, pose for a group photo with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force cadets in front of an U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II during an installation tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 11, 2024. The tour gave JMSDF cadets an overview of the installation's capabilities and gave them an opportunity to see a number of aircraft, such as the F-35B Lightning II, KC-130J Super Hercules, and C-12 Huron. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, pose for a group photo with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force cadets in front of an U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II during an installation tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 11, 2024. The tour gave JMSDF cadets an overview of the installation's capabilities and gave them an opportunity to see a number of aircraft, such as the F-35B Lightning II, KC-130J Super Hercules, and C-12 Huron. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni Updated 240726

Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni Updated 240726

Photo by Iwakuni COMMSTRAT

Children play a fishing board game during the Tanabata Star Festival in Iwakuni, Japan, June 29, 2024. The Tanabata Star Festival is a Japanese holiday celebrated by writing wishes and hanging them from bamboo trees. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Children play a fishing board game during the Tanabata Star Festival in Iwakuni, Japan, June 29, 2024. The Tanabata Star Festival is a Japanese holiday celebrated by writing wishes and hanging them from bamboo trees. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

A member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force attempts to avoid opposing players during a rugby match between Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 25, 2024. The rugby match was held as a way to bring Marines and JSDF members from MCAS Iwakuni together to build camaraderie through friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

A member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force attempts to avoid opposing players during a rugby match between Marines and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 25, 2024. The rugby match was held as a way to bring Marines and JSDF members from MCAS Iwakuni together to build camaraderie through friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

U.S. Marines pose for a photo during a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2024. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge the MCAS Iwakuni service members’ achievement of becoming citizens of the United States. The ceremony included service members from Nigeria and Nepal (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

U.S. Marines pose for a photo during a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2024. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge the MCAS Iwakuni service members’ achievement of becoming citizens of the United States. The ceremony included service members from Nigeria and Nepal (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock

Phil Downer, a former machine gunner with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, during the Vietnam War, currently a professional speaker, addresses a crowd of U.S. service members at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2024. Downer’s former company during the Vietnam War was featured in the movie "Full Metal Jacket”. Downer now travels all over the world to share the practical steps to a resilient life and the pursuit of excellence by covering topics such as core values, leadership, and recovering from trauma. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Phil Downer, a former machine gunner with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, during the Vietnam War, currently a professional speaker, addresses a crowd of U.S. service members at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2024. Downer’s former company during the Vietnam War was featured in the movie "Full Metal Jacket”. Downer now travels all over the world to share the practical steps to a resilient life and the pursuit of excellence by covering topics such as core values, leadership, and recovering from trauma. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett