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Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Students from Iwakuni Middle School attend an award ceremony at Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2020. The ceremony was held to award students from the air station for winning in an annual art competition hosted by the Yamaguchi Truck Association Iwakuni Branch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Two staff members from Kawashimo Junior High School hold baskets during a cultural exchange event at Kawashimo Junior High School, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020. This annual event allows middle school students from two different cultures to interact with each other.The exchange provided an opportunity for children from the air station to have a friendly competition with local Japanese students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident participates in an interactive game during a community cultural exchange with local Japanese children at Tsuzu Elementary School, Iwakuni City, Jan. 25, 2020. The exchange included an opportunity for participants to experience Japanese culture through games as well as a cooking class. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - U.S. Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and local Japanese residents participate in the Iwakuni Friendship Relay Marathon in Iwakuni City, Dec. 1, 2019. The marathon was a 1.5km relay course around Go! Go! Field at Atago Hills Sports Complex. This annual event between MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City is held to build comradery in the Iwakuni community and let the participants run in a friendly competition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City residents compete in a game of tug-of-war during the Undokai children’s sports event at Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 23, 2019. The Undokai children’s sports event consisted of six events that gave station residents the opportunity to compete in team-building games alongside Iwakuni locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)