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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Madison Sharpe, assigned to American Forces Network Iwakuni, hosts a Pacific Passport, taking viewers on a visual tour of Hondori Street, in Hiroshima, Japan, December 5, 2024. Hondori Street offers visitors the ability to shop, eat, and game their way down the street. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Madison Sharpe)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Schappell, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides a holiday greeting from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 20, 2024. Marines with VMFA-312, based out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, are currently operating at MCAS Iwakuni as part of the Unit Deployment Program to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW. The UDP enables squadrons throughout the Marine Corps to exercise expeditionary capabilities while providing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)

U.S. Navy spouse Asemoon Amirazodi is highlighted in an American Forces Network Spotlight video for bringing morale and Halloween spirit to residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. Amirazodi worked for months to acquire a 12-foot-tall plastic skeleton and craft additional handmade decorations to create a unique holiday display for her neighbors to enjoy while stationed overseas. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Taylor DiMartino)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japan Self-Defense Force members participate in exercise Keen Sword 25 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)