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A Japanese local offers tomatoes to service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni during a volunteer event at Shimo-nakazone, Shuto in Iwkauni City, Japan, July 14, 2018. The volunteer event, organized More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Allen, left, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, and Cpl. Nicholas Milsap, an electrician with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, remov More

Displayed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is the last standing Mitsubishi A6M Zero hangar. It was one of many that were housed aboard station during the World War II era. The hangar’s existence More

Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi and friends seated around a table playing bridge. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on negative sleeve. No original photographic print. Library made print in LOT 10479-4. Gift; A More

Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi and friends seated around a table playing bridge. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on negative sleeve. No original photographic print. Library made print in LOT 10479-4. Gift; A More

Catherine Natsuko Yamaguchi, bust portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on negative sleeve. No original photographic print. Library made print in LOT 10479-1. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1 More

Catherine Natsuko Yamaguchi, bust portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on negative sleeve. No original photographic print. Library made print in LOT 10479-1. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1 More

Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi and friends seated around a table playing bridge.

Catherine Natsuko Yamaguchi, bust portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on negative sleeve. No original photographic print. Library made print in LOT 10479-1. Gift; Ansel Adams; 1 More

The Marine Aircraft Group 12 color guard marches on the colors during National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day at the Vietnam Memorial here Sept. 21, 2012. National POW/MIA Recognition Day More

Hitomi Yamaguchi, a logistics-contractor specialist, right, celebrated her retirement ceremony after 42 years of service at Marine Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 16, 2016. Yamaguchi worked as a stock-control More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Moise Willis is presented a Sailor of the Quarter award in the Branch Health Clinic Pearl Harbor commanding officer's office, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1979. The health clinic in Pearl More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tsuiki Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Theordore J. Koniares Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv More

Capt. Timothy Keane, Japanese jurisdiction officer with the Staff Judge Advocates Office, delivers a speech during the kickoff of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society’s active duty fund drive at the Strike Zone More

Eric D. Cox, Boy Scouts Troop 77 Star Scout, pins Mike D. Cox, his father, with a traditional pin for Eric’s accomplishments during a Court of Honor ceremony at Yujo Hall here July 31, 2012. Many of the Scouts’ More

Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School perform the Mexican folk dance “El Jarabe Tapatio,” or better known as “The Mexican Hat Dance,” during the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in the Club Iwakun More

(From left to right) Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Gary L. Bernhard, Chief Petty Officer Kathryn L. Remm, Chief Petty Officer Amalia G. Rodriguez, Chief Petty Officer Edwin Guingab, Chief Petty Officer Fra More

U.S. Airmen with the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia Showcase jazz ensemble perform at the Iwakuni Civic Hall in Iwakuni, Japan, June 16, 2016. The band of the Pacific-Asia consists of 24 active-duty pr More

Charles Masakatsu Tanaka, a 96-year-old WWII veteran, receives a station patch and challenge coin from Col. Robert V. Boucher, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, commanding officer, aboard station, June 6 More

Chief Petty Officer Maurene Comers, a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron logistics specialist, and Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, station Navy senior enlisted advisor, cut the ceremonial cake More

Girl Scouts gather around Sparky the dog during Fire Prevention Week at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. Fire Prevention Week raises awareness in communities on how they can prevent, comb More

Smoke rises from a grill at the Combined Federal Campaign home-run derby and chili cook-off located adjacent to Building One here Sept. 21, 2012. The CFC has given more than six billion dollars since the 1960s. More

Marines and Japanese locals pray for the deceased samurai at the Kuragake Castle Festival in Kuga, Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 22, 2015. The festival honors the local Kuga samurai who urged their castle lord to take a More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: St An Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira K. Mallory, USAF Rele More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Anthony J. Adamson, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

The original database describes this as: Title: Teams sweeping debris fields in Bolivar, Texas use specially trained dog Production Date: 12/06/2008 Caption: Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, December 6, 2008 -- Spe More

Students practice stopping and starting drills during the practical portion of the Basic Riders Course. The Basic Riders Course is taught each week at the station safety center for classroom instruction and at More

Cpl. Michael A. Clemens, Marine Aircraft Group 12 special intelligence communications center non-commissioned officer in charge, volunteers for the 2010 - 2011 Matthew C. Perry homecoming parade here Feb. 11. C More

Civilian volunteers get ready to board an aircraft bound to safe-haven during a noncombatant evacuation operation here, Feb. 24. The noncombatant evacuation operation helped prepare Marines and civilians for th More

Marines with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting tend to an injured victim during a simulated emergency crash landing on the southern end of the old runway at Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan, March 1 during Active Shield 20 More

Angela Creason, parent reader, reads The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss to Matthew C. Perry Elementary students in their classroom here, March 2. M.C. Perry Elementary school children and parents celebrated Dr More

Pfc. Robert Daniels, Combat Logistics Company 36 logistics embarker, signals forklift traffic on and off the High Speed Vessel WestPac Express at the station harbor here, March 23. The crew of the HSV arrived h More

Lance Cpl. Michael Martinson, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, checks the panels of a KC-130J aircraft here, March 24. Because aircraft are scheduled to launch every m More

Yasushi Morikawa, Iwakuni Fire Department assistant fire chief and student in the Hazardous Material Technicians Course, tests a chemical zone of toxic chemicals at the Iwakuni Fire Department here March 30. St More

Lance Cpl. Jonathon A. Abel, C-130 air framer with Marine Aerial Refeuler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, checks for the proper serviceabil More

Sgt. Louis Uhrle, a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 fixed-wing aircraft mechanic, performs routine maintenance on the air turbine starter of one of VMFA-314’s F/A-18s on the flightline here April 1. Uhrle an More

Ryan Marshall, Roc Boyz point guard, tosses a layup during the first game of the 2011 Intramural Basketball Season at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here April 6. The Roc Boyz smashed CPZ 50-17 after the mercy More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Lucie, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 machinist, inputs information into the Computer Numerical Control Vertical Toolroom Mill 1 to create a part in the MALS-12 aviation life support More

Members of the Provost Marshal’s Office dressed as Scruff McGruff and Daren the Lion meet with children as part of the Month of the Military Child celebration here Saturday. Children played in a bounce-house, s More

Christopher Rios, IYAOYAS point guard, sets himself up to guard Zach Host, G-SUPP shooting guard, as Host brings the ball into enemy territory during a 2011 Intramural Basketball Season game at the IronWorks Gy More

Lance Cpl. Jonathan M. Ward, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 bulk fuel specialist, resets the pressure gauge before beginning the refueling process for an AV-8B Harrier. On a day-to-day basis, bulk fuel Marine More

Staff Sgt. John Egner (left), Cpl. Joseph Quiroz (center), and Staff Sgt. Cornel Peters (right), ordnance technicians with Marine Attack Squadron 211 disarm an AV-8B Harrier jet on the flight line here April 12 More

Yosuko Nishimura, a Torii Pines Golf Course specialist, explains the rules and etiquette involved with playing golf during a Junior Golf Camp hosted at the Torii Pines Golf Course here April 13. The camp focuse More

Rabosky Tanner, G-SUPP point guard, is alone in the opposing team's territory as he attmepts a layup during an intramural basketball season game at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here April 26. Tanner was the More

Navy Lt. Beverly J. Torres, a Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic staff nurse, zeroes in on a target at the Indoor Small Arms Range here April 27 during pistol qualifications. The course was offered over More

Sgt. Maj. Gerard J. Calvin, incoming Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 sergeant major, speaks to Marines and sailors during a sergeant major relief and appointment ceremony at the Marine All-Weather Fight More

Melanie Flores, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School kindergartener, exits the nounce-house she was playing in to find her parents during the Month of the Military Child picnic at the M.C. Perry soccer field he More

Mandy Apple, 130-pound women's weight group division competitor, puts hand over hand during the annual Iwakuni Strongman Competition at the Penny Lake field here, April 30. Apple carried 172 pounds during the f More

Sgt. James C. Dixon (left), Combat Logistics Company 36 refrigeration and air conditioning technician, and Sgt. Adislao A. Bibanco (right), CLC-36 automotive organiational mechanic, exhibit their Navy and Marin More

Cpl. Lemuel Cardinoza, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 airframes aviation structural mechanic, measures the distance between two holes he plans to drill into a metal plate he was given during a Fleet Re More

Rajiv Douglas, a ROC BOYZ shooting guard, defends against Rabosky Tanner, G-SUPP power forward, in an intramural basketball game at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here, May 4. The ROC BOYZ were on the losing e More

Lance Cpl. William C. Sanborn, a Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 ordnance technician, disembarks from the KC-130 that carried him and his fellow VMFA(AW)-533 Marines to Kadena Air Base, May 4. VM More

Lance Cpl. Drew C. Weston, a Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 533 flight equipment technician, checks the radio in a flight jacket of one of VMFA(AW)-533's pilots here May 9. The radio can be used to send sho More

Lt. Cmdr. Stella Annunziato, Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic education and training urgent care clinic department head of staff, Navy Lt. Sarah E. Gentry, Branch Health Clinic staff nurse, Cmdr. Sherr More

Jewels Friedhoff, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School fourth-grader, gets a soccer ball painted on her face during the M.C. Perry Spring Fling School Carnival held at the M.C. Perry Elementary School playgroun More

First Lt. Craig Decico, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 competitor, winds his club back just before whcking a golf ball down the field during the Commander’s Cup Long-drive competition at the Torii Pines Golf More

Zach C. Host, G-SUPP point guard, prepares to perform a crossover against a ROC BOYZ defender in the finals of the intramural baskeball playoff here Monday. G-SUPP went on to win the final two games of the seri More

Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Davis, a Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 ordnance technician, guides the forks of the munitions laoder into muinitions handling unit for a guided bomb unit 32 joint direct a More

Cpl. Marcel C. Brown, Corporals Course 13-11 class commander, leads the “Marines’ Hymn” during a Corporals Course graduation at the Marine Memorial Chapel here Tuesday. The course taught the corporals close-ord More

Iray Hylton, an Osan American High School girls soccer team midfielder, attempts to return the ball to Osan players by blocking Madison Byers, a Matthew C. Perry High School girls soccer team defender, and kick More

A Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 ordnance technician salutes a VMFA(AW)-242 pilot and a weapon systems officer before they take off from the flight line here May 19. VMFA(AW)-242 launched its je More

Francisco J. Sacasa takes a swing at his golf ball during the Marine Aircraft Group 12 sponsored golf tournament at the Torii Pines Golf Course here May 20. The overall winner was the group comprised of Rodney More

Steven Wood, lead course trainer, (right) and Randy Pegan, HazTrain general manager, teach Sgt. Gary Taylor, a station explosive ordnance disposal technician how to control a self contained breathing apparatus More

Steven Wood, lead course trainer, (right) and Randy Pegan, HazTrain general manager, teach Sgt. Gary Taylor, a station explosive ordnance disposal technician how to control a self-contained breathing apparatus More

Lance Cpl. Amanda A. Phelps, Special Reaction Team entry member, shoots two to the head and one to the chest, failure to stop drill with the M4 carbine during the SRT quarterly training at the Indoor Small Arms More

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 Marines help clear away debris here May 20-29 following the March 11 tsunami that rocked northeastern Japan. The Marines volunteered personal leave to help with disaster relief.

Anthony Sanz performs the farmer’s walk with 70 pound kettlebells during the Fitness Fallout here May 27. Sanz took second place in the men’s division. The event consisted of exercises ranging from the farmer’s More

Lance Cpl. Emmanuel L. Cantu, a Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 combat engineer, operates the Army/Navy personnel search system with Kyle A. Gilmer, a Matthew C. Perry High School ninth grader, during the Adva More

Paul A. Torres, ATC center fielder, sprints past first base as Ronald S. Hunter, Devil Donkey first baseman, signals for the ball during an intramural softball game at the main softball field here June 2. The D More

Cpl. Lance B. Ladwig (Right), Sgt. Joshua R. Teaff and Lance Cpl. Gerald R. Clark, Station Aircraft Rescue Firefighters, ignite their newly constructed burn area located at the south end of the old flightline n More

Samantha J. Herritt, a Matthew C. Perry High School tenth-grader (center), interacts with the second-grade children during Job Shadow Day on the M.C. Perry Elementary School playground here June 3. Herritt read More

Shuji Goto prepares to lift 579 pounds during the 2011 Summer Slam Open Bench Press Challenge at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here Saturday. Goto went on to win overall in the men’s division with 579 pounds. More

Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 Hornet jets rev up before final checks on the flightline here June 6. Prior to conducting the flying portion of the Marine Division Tactics Course, pilots had to e More

Edwin F. Jackson, a Marine Aircraft Group 12 frisbee player, leaps to catch the frisbee as several Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 players attempt to stop him during the 2011 Commander’s Cup Ultimate Fris More

Shawn W. Whitecavage, a Blue Falcons player, strikes the ball over home plate in an intramural softball game at the main softball field here June 8. The Blue Falcons quickly ramped up the score to 18-0 in the f More

Lance Cpl. Vincent H. Wong, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron rifle detail presents arms during retired Sgt. Maj. Ken Runyan’s memorial service at the Marine Memorial Chapel here June 10. (Marine photo/Cpl More

Yoshihiko Fukuda, Iwakuni city mayor, presents Col. James C. Stewart, station commanding officer, with a letter of appreciation at the Iwakuni cityhall, June 13, for the station’s contribution during Operation More

This is a photo of Sgt. Maj. Steven L. Brown, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

Twenty-two Matthew C. Perry High School seniors cheer as they hold their diplomas in their hands, turn their tassels to the left, and become the graduating class of 2011 during their graduation ceremony at the More

Cpl. Steven S. Mitchell (left) and Seaman Apprentice Scott E. Dingman (right) bow their heads in prayer during the invocation at the 2011 Navy Hospital Corpsmen Ball at the Club Iwakuni ballroom here June 17. M More

Sgt. Seth A. Hershberger, a Semper Fit Combat Fitness course participant, tosses a medicine ball back and forth to Cpl. Aaron L. Trussler as part of a coordination drill during the Semper Fit Combat Fitness cou More

Kameron Olson, a Team Epic team member, looks back to his teammates as he holds two dodgeballs, listening to the advice they have during the final game between Team Epic and Aiming for the Fat Ones during a rou More

Station residents and service members search the grounds surrounding the Kintai Bridge looking for trash during a clean-up led by Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 service membe More

Lance Cpl. Shanaya Payne, birthday bash attendee, straps a helmet onto Seaman Patrick L. Roy, a birthday bash participant, before he competes in a non-competitive sumo match during the Single Marine Program Bir More

Capt. Timothy E. Banks, Marine Aircraft Group 12 Section 2 senior intelligence officer, walks down a hallway in Building 1 here while in mission-oriented protective posture level 1 during a MAG-12 semi-annual M More

Stacey Kobe-Bellika, station librarian, shows the children a picture in the book about dragons she was reading to them during the "Midsummer Knights Read" Summer Reading Program kick-off at the station library More