米海兵隊岩国航空基地

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)

Friendly Baseball Tournament unites American, Japanese families - A Japanese little league baseball player bats during the Youth Sports’ Friendly Baseball Tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 19, 2017. Hiroshima defeated the Iwakuni All Stars in the first game of the tournament. The event was a good opportunity to share an experience with the locals who attended and for the Americans to act as a welcoming and friendly ambassador. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Marine returnes Japanese WWII flag to original family - Sayoko Furuta mourns over her brother’s flag at Higashishirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 15, 2017. World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 miles from his quiet home in Montana to personally deliver a flag he had taken from a Japanese soldier during the battle of Saipan. The heirloom was given to Sadao Yasue before he departed to the war from his family and village members. It was adorned with the signatures of all his loved ones as a symbol of good fortune. The flag is the only thing the Yasue family has been able to retrieve since their brother departed 73 years ago. The reunion was made possible by the Obon Society of Astoria, Oregon. The ceremony also took place during the Obon holiday in Japan, a holiday dedicated to going back to the place of origin of one’s family and spending time with one another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. N.W. Huertas)

Americans dance with Japanese locals to honor ancestors - Kawamura Sayoko, a Japanese local and nursing home residents, dances the Bon-Odori during the Bon-Odori festival at Kinjuen nursing home in Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 14, 2017. Cultural Adaptation coordinated the event and invited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents to participate and celebrate the festival in the nursing home. The Obon holiday is a Japanese Buddhist custom where people honor the spirits of their ancestors. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance called the Bon-Odori. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

MCAS Iwakuni residents attend Japanese cooking class - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident deveins shrimp for sushi and tempura during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Air station residents traveled with the Cultural Adaptation Program to partake in the class where they learned to properly prepare and cook sushi, tempura and a Japanese pudding dessert. The class gave a common purpose for participants to work together and learn Japanese cooking skills that can be utilized within their own homes. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

A Japanese local takes video of the scoreboard lighting during a ceremony for the upcoming completion of Kizuna Stadium in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 19, 2017. Following the scoreboard lighting, attendees witnessed the first pitch by Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau and toured the stadium. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - A Japanese local takes video of the scoreboard lighting during a ceremony for the upcoming completion of Kizuna Stadium in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 19, 2017. Following the scoreboard lighting, attendees witnessed the first pitch by Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau and toured the stadium. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Abrego)