Armed Forces Network

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey Kempton, operations manager at American Forces Network Iwakuni, experiences the events of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 3, 2026. JMSDF- MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day is hosted annually to strengthen relationships with the host community and offer a cultural exchange that highlights the mutual support between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Eliza Fremont)

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted a culminating event for Corporal’s Course 4-26 on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 30, 2026. Corporal’s Course is professional military education that instills the whole Marine concept into Marine non-commissioned officers to create better leaders and prepare Marines to perform at the highest level. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Madison Sharpe)

U.S. Marines with American Forces Network Iwakuni record outtakes during cherry blossom season at Kikko Park, Iwakuni, Japan, March 30, 2026. Personnel from AFN Iwakuni visited Kikko Park to record various video productions. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eliza Fremont)

U.S. service members, civilians, and Japanese locals observe the 81st Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, March 28, 2026. The ceremony is held every year in remembrance of the Japanese locals and U.S. crew members of Torpedo Squadron 6 who lost their lives in a U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger crash during WWII. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eliza Fremont)