Cpl. Stephen Campbell - Japanese performers with the Aozora Kids Kagura Association, based out of Hiroshima City, perform a Kagura dance performance for children with the School Age Center at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 15, 2019. The purpose of the event was to give Japanese and American children a way to interact with each other and to show the American children a piece of traditional Japanese culture. This was the 3rd annual visit the association has made to MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Commanding officer walks with local community for the last time - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Yasutake Iida, the director of Iwakuni Citizens Affairs Bureau with Yamaguchi Prefectural Government, Haruo Morita, the director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau and Yoshihiko Fukuda, the mayor of Iwakuni City, give speeches during the 11th annual Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 12, 2019. During the walk, they spoke to local Japanese residents, business owners and residents of the air station. The walk was Fuerst’s final goodbye to the Japanese local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Triton Lai)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, and Takao Ikeda, a supervisory accountant with the station comptroller office, pose for a photo during a retirement ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2019. Fuerst presented certificates to 17 master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees during a retirement ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Thunder rolls through Yamaguchi - Iwakuni Thunder Run riders pose for a group picture at a rest stop in Kuga, Yamaguchi, Japan, May 24, 2019. The Thunder Run was an inaugural station sanctioned motorcycle ride hosted by the Torri Riders, the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Motorcycle Mentorship Program, to promote the correct use of proper protective equipment and safety throughout the 101 Critical Days of Summer. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Kevin Alarcon)

History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band visits Japan for first time - "The President’s Own” United States Marine Band performs at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Culture Hall Sinfonia Iwakuni in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2019. Nearly 1,200 Japanese locals and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents attended the concert. The centuries-old musical group rarely travels outside of the United States and has never before visited Japan. The last time the band performed internationally was 2001 in Switzerland, making this trip truly historic and unique. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

JMSDF, MCAS Iwakuni take Friendship Day 2019 to new altitudes - Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero)