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U.S. Navy Sailors with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) return to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2025. While forward-deployed aboard Washington, CVW-5 provided local air superiority and all-weather offensive air-to-surface attack capabilities to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)

Base personnel and their children attend the New Parent Support Program’s Holiday Learn and Play event on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. The NPSP Holiday Learn and Play offered holiday-themed arts and crafts and photos with Santa. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Madison Sharpe)

The city of Iwakuni celebrate their art and heritage at the annual Kintaikyo Art and Culture Festival in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, Nov 10, 2025. Watch the full story on the AFN Iwakuni Facebook page. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)

Gunnery Sgt. Robert Navarro, an Infantry Unit Leader assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, received the Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock II Award on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025. The award is presented annually to the Marine who best exemplifies Hathcock's legacy: a standard of professionalism and excellence in marksmanship. Navarro received the award in recognition of his contributions to marksmanship training at the Indoor Small Arms Range on MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eliza Fremont)