Station residents take to the fields, plant rice - Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni City stand in front of Hino Hikari rice plants in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 9, 2018. Station residents visited Iwakuni City as a part of a Marine Corps Community Services, Cultural Adaptation Program event in order to plant rice with Japanese residents and learn about traditional rice farming. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and local Japanese volunteers pose for a photo after participating in a Cultural Adaptation Program rice-planting event in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 10, 2017. The event is held annually in June, after the rice seeds that were sown during April and May are grown and ready to be planted. Giving station residents the opportunity to participate in events like these is part of the Cultural Adaptation Program’s ongoing mission to show Americans Japanese customs and traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and local Japanese volunteers pose for a photo after participating in a Cultural Adaptation Program rice-planting event in Iwakuni City, Japan, June 10, 2017. The event is held annually in June, after the rice seeds that were sown during April and May are grown and ready to be planted. Giving station residents the opportunity to participate in events like these is part of the Cultural Adaptation Program’s ongoing mission to show Americans Japanese customs and traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)