Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Ross, left, a chaplain with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Chapel, speaks about Noriko Yamada’s time at station chapel, while Yamada, right, an administrative specialist with the station chapel, holds a shadow box during her retirement ceremony held aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021. Yamada retired after working for more than 40 years as an administrative specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Friendly neighborhood Single Marine Program - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. China Keppler, a meteorological and oceanographic analyst forecaster with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, gives a speech to the volunteers of the Single Marine Program Day of Service clean-up at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 19, 2019. The Days of Service is a week-long event with multiple volunteer opportunities that culminates with the final day of the event, the Day of Service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kevin Alarcon)

MCAS Iwakuni residents volunteer in flood clean up - U.S. Marines and Sailors clean out damaged household items from a home during a volunteer event in Shuto Town, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 13, 2018. The volunteer event, organized by the Marine Corps Community Services Single Marine Program, provided service members with the opportunity to help local Japanese residents clean up and recover after the area was flooded by excessive rainfall. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Akeel Austin)

Iwakuni volunteers visit Josho Hoikuen preschool - U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Francisco Casanova, an aviation operations specialist with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, sits with students from Josho Hoikuen preschool in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 15, 2018. Volunteers taught basic English, sang and played games with children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

make a difference - A Single Marine Program (SMP) volunteer from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni scouts the beach for trash during an SMP Yuu Beach cleanup at Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 25, 2017. The event was an opportunity to demonstrate the willingness of service members to be respectful ambassadors and contribute to making Japan a better, cleaner place to live in. SMP conducts three volunteer events a month, including the Yuu Beach cleanup. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer select Lamonica Harrison, chief hospital corpsman select with the Branch Health Clinic on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, hands juice to a local Japanese child at Ekimae Hoikuen preschool in Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2016. After completing the maintenance at the school, the Seabees provided drinks and chips to the students and had the opportunity to talk with them about the maintenance they completed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer select Lamonica Harrison, chief hospital corpsman select with the Branch Health Clinic on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, hands juice to a local Japanese child at Ekimae Hoikuen preschool in Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2016. After completing the maintenance at the school, the Seabees provided drinks and chips to the students and had the opportunity to talk with them about the maintenance they completed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)