Armed Forces Network

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)

Wesley Weeks, Student Council President and National Junior Honor Society Representative, speaks with radio broadcaster Lance Cpl. Andrew Kinght at the AFN Iwakuni radio station on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 25, 2026. During the interview, they spoke about what it takes to become a member of NJHS and why Weeks chose to join it. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)

Kimika Louis, a volunteer at the USO, speaks with radio broadcaster Lance Cpl. Tahir Noel at the AFN Iwakuni radio station on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 12, 2026. During the interview, they spoke about the upcoming Iwakuni Incredible Race event that will take place in April. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force US-2 assigned to Fleet Air Wing 31 conducts a water takeoff and landing off the coast of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Mar. 9, 2026. The US-2 is a specialized amphibious search-and-rescue aircraft that can take off and land in short distances and in rough seas. Watch the full story on the AFN Iwakuni Facebook page. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Madison Sharpe)