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米海兵隊岩国航空基地

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Hannah Walker, a native of Michigan and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visitor, plays with a kendama toy during a visit to Kinjuen Nursing Home in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 7, 2017. The invitation to the nursing home was set up through the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program to celebrate Tanabata, also known as the star festival. It gave tenants of the air station a taste of Japanese culture and friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - Hannah Walker, a native of Michigan and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visitor, plays with a kendama toy during a visit to Kinjuen Nursing Home in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 7, 2017. The invitation to the nursing home was set up through the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program to celebrate Tanabata, also known as the star festival. It gave tenants of the air station a taste of Japanese culture and friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

John Zambrano, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, drives around an instructional course during a free driving class held for station residents at Iwakuni City, Japan, June 28, 2017. The station residents learned traffic rules and manners and drove in a live course with Japanese instructors and translators. Twenty station residents were invited to take part in the short, educational workshop aimed to decrease the number of traffic accidents and violations caused by station residents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez) - John Zambrano, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, drives around an instructional course during a free driving class held for station residents at Iwakuni City, Japan, June 28, 2017. The station residents learned traffic rules and manners and drove in a live course with Japanese instructors and translators. Twenty station residents were invited to take part in the short, educational workshop aimed to decrease the number of traffic accidents and violations caused by station residents. (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) - 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 pose alongside Japanese students and locals duing a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave station residents the opportunity to experience the Japanese culture alongside elementary and high school students, nursing home residents and other Japanese locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose alongside Japanese students and locals duing a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave station residents the opportunity to experience the Japanese culture alongside elementary and high school students, nursing home residents and other Japanese locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

Michelle Hena, a volunteer with the Marine Memorial Chapel, high-fives a Josho Hoikuen Preschool student after singing “Happy Birthday” to him during a community relations event in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 9, 2017. Volunteering at the preschool helped the relationship between Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and the local community grow stronger. Introductions were given by the volunteers while students asked them questions, then the children were introduced to “The Hokey Pokey” and “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” before playing educational games with the volunteers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - Michelle Hena, a volunteer with the Marine Memorial Chapel, high-fives a Josho Hoikuen Preschool student after singing “Happy Birthday” to him during a community relations event in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 9, 2017. Volunteering at the preschool helped the relationship between Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and the local community grow stronger. Introductions were given by the volunteers while students asked them questions, then the children were introduced to “The Hokey Pokey” and “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” before playing educational games with the volunteers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)