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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Forshee, right, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas, hands a message from the Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan to Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Forshee, right, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas, hands a message from the Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan to Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Forshee, left, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas, reads a message from the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan while Takayuki Takeda, a master labor contractor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni, translates it to the members of the Meitoku District Association during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Forshee, left, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Texas, reads a message from the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan while Takayuki Takeda, a master labor contractor with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni, translates it to the members of the Meitoku District Association during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

A member of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association chants sutras during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

A member of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association chants sutras during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Members of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association chant sutras during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Members of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association chant sutras during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Navy Lt. John Pollnow, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni duty command chaplain and a native of Wisconsin, sings the American National Anthem during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Navy Lt. John Pollnow, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni duty command chaplain and a native of Wisconsin, sings the American National Anthem during the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, thanks the U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for attending the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, thanks the U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for attending the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, thanks the U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for attending the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Mr. Kozo Nakagawa, the president of the Fujinowaki Neighborhood Association, thanks the U.S. Marines and Sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for attending the 80th anniversary of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Fukao Hiroyuki, the U.S. participation coordinator for the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony for the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony, explains the sequence of events to the participants of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony before the start of the 80th anniversary ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Fukao Hiroyuki, the U.S. participation coordinator for the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony for the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony, explains the sequence of events to the participants of the Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony before the start of the 80th anniversary ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, April. 3, 2025. The Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony is held every year in Kure during cherry blossom season to honor the crew members of the U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger, Torpedo Squadron 6, who died in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 24, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after receiving the METOC Marine of the Year Award at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after receiving the METOC Marine of the Year Award at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, holds a challenge coin at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, holds a challenge coin at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok Jr., right, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Pennsylvania native, shakes hands with Sgt. Manuel A. Lopez Chavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, after receiving the 2024 METOC Marine of the Year Award at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok Jr., right, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Pennsylvania native, shakes hands with Sgt. Manuel A. Lopez Chavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, after receiving the 2024 METOC Marine of the Year Award at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after receiving the METOC Marine of the Year Award at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Manuel A. Lopezchavez, the meteorological & oceanographic platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, poses for a photo after receiving the METOC Marine of the Year Award at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March. 25, 2025. Enlisted METOC Marines who have excelled in their field are given the METOC Marine of the Year Award in recognition of their achievement and merit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, and North Carolina native, maintains servers at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, and North Carolina native, maintains servers at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis

U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, and North Carolina native, performs a microphone test at at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, and North Carolina native, performs a microphone test at at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis

U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan, and North Carolina native, checks a computer in the radio studio at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Nathan Cobb, a technical services manager with Armed Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan, and North Carolina native, checks a computer in the radio studio at AFN Iwakuni, Feb 6, 2025. Cobb routinely diagnoses and repairs radio and television broadcasting equipment at AFN Iwakuni to ensure Marines, Sailors and their dependents have uninterrupted access to American radio and television programing as well as command information and news from across the Department of Defense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Yates, left, the oncoming commanding officer of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, and an Illinoi native, and Capt. Brian Kesselring, the commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and a North Dakota native, shake hands aircraft during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, April 3, 2025. During the change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Kai Siegele was relieved as commanding officer of VAW-125 by Cmdr. Daniel Yates. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daniel Yates, left, the oncoming commanding officer of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, and an Illinoi native, and Capt. Brian Kesselring, the commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, and a North Dakota native, shake hands aircraft during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, April 3, 2025. During the change of command ceremony, Cmdr. Kai Siegele was relieved as commanding officer of VAW-125 by Cmdr. Daniel Yates. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault

U.S. Navy Builder 3rd Class Anthony Wattson, front, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, and Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Gannon Barton, back, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, and a native of South Carolina, break concrete during airfield damage repair training with U.S. Airmen from 439th Civil Engineer Squadron, 439th Airlift Wing, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 31, 2025. Airfield damage repair occurs regularly on forward operating bases to maintain flight lines, allowing safe operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

U.S. Navy Builder 3rd Class Anthony Wattson, front, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Florida, and Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Gannon Barton, back, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, and a native of South Carolina, break concrete during airfield damage repair training with U.S. Airmen from 439th Civil Engineer Squadron, 439th Airlift Wing, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 31, 2025. Airfield damage repair occurs regularly on forward operating bases to maintain flight lines, allowing safe operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Mitsuo Terami, chief of the Maneuver Affairs Office, General Service Unit, JGSDF Camp Nihonbara, teaches about maintaining security at specific entry control points to U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Squadron 36, 3rd Sustainment Group Experimental, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, during Exercise Northern Dragon at JGSDF Camp Nihonbara, Japan, March 14, 2025. Exercise Northern Dragon allowed Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to conduct live-fire ranges and train to maintain security in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Mitsuo Terami, chief of the Maneuver Affairs Office, General Service Unit, JGSDF Camp Nihonbara, teaches about maintaining security at specific entry control points to U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Squadron 36, 3rd Sustainment Group Experimental, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, during Exercise Northern Dragon at JGSDF Camp Nihonbara, Japan, March 14, 2025. Exercise Northern Dragon allowed Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to conduct live-fire ranges and train to maintain security in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)

Photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault

Japanese nationals walk to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit new service members under the age of 32. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Japanese nationals walk to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit new service members under the age of 32. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, perform a render safe procedure for a simulated improvised explosive device during a joint technical exchange at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 24, 2025. U.S. Marines from MCAS Iwakuni and JGSDF members with the 13th Brigade, Middle Army conducted a joint technical exchange to enhance their capabilities as a combined force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, perform a render safe procedure for a simulated improvised explosive device during a joint technical exchange at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 24, 2025. U.S. Marines from MCAS Iwakuni and JGSDF members with the 13th Brigade, Middle Army conducted a joint technical exchange to enhance their capabilities as a combined force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz