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Children shoot a toy gun at a target on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, September 20, 2024. Health-A-Palooza is an annual event on MCAS Iwakuni that aims to inform service members and their families about the health and fitness opportunities that are available to them on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Children shoot a toy gun at a target on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, September 20, 2024. Health-A-Palooza is an annual event on MCAS Iwakuni that aims to inform service members and their families about the health and fitness opportunities that are available to them on base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman)

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Navy sailor, aviation electronics technician 2nd class Alejandro Palos, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment and a native of Texas, is handed the warrant for his Impact Iwakuni award by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Pennsylvania on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 19, 2024. The Impact Iwakuni award is presented monthly to recipients that make a positive impact on the community, and AT2 Palos won the award for over 750 hours of volunteer service and multiple other efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Brian Long)

U.S. Navy sailor, aviation electronics technician 2nd class Alejandro Palos, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment and a native of Texas, is handed the warrant for his Impact Iwakuni award by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Pennsylvania on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 19, 2024. The Impact Iwakuni award is presented monthly to recipients that make a positive impact on the community, and AT2 Palos won the award for over 750 hours of volunteer service and multiple other efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Brian Long)

Photo by Cpl. Brian Long

A preschool teacher translates for a volunteer during a community relations event at Ekimae Hoikuen in Iwakuni, August 8, 2024. Volunteers from MCAS Iwakuni visit local preschools in Iwakuni to foster a healthy and positive relationship between base personnel and the local community. The children were introduced to “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” before playing “Duck, Duck, Goose” with the volunteers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

A preschool teacher translates for a volunteer during a community relations event at Ekimae Hoikuen in Iwakuni, August 8, 2024. Volunteers from MCAS Iwakuni visit local preschools in Iwakuni to foster a healthy and positive relationship between base personnel and the local community. The children were introduced to “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” before playing “Duck, Duck, Goose” with the volunteers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as a swim instructor performs a drill in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as a swim instructor performs a drill in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatic director and a South Carolina native, high-fives a swim instructor during instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatic director and a South Carolina native, high-fives a swim instructor during instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, briefs swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, briefs swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, guides her swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, guides her swim instructors during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as swim instructors perform drills during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as swim instructors perform drills during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as swim instructors perform drills during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, watches as swim instructors perform drills during an instructor training in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, poses for a portrait at the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 5, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, poses for a portrait at the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 5, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Aquatics Team poses for a group photo in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Aquatics Team poses for a group photo in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, poses for a portrait in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, poses for a portrait in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, demonstrates a drill for the swim instructors in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Jennifer Ayers, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni aquatics director and a South Carolina native, demonstrates a drill for the swim instructors in the Marine Corps Community Services’ indoor pool on Sept. 4, 2024. Ayers and the MCAS Iwakuni aquatics team provide swim clinics and master classes, and train instructors with the goal to improve service members’ survival skills and increase their water confidence. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)

Photo by Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syrus Terwilliger, left, a radio frequency transmission systems technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of New Jersey, places caution tape over an exposed wire while Senior Airman Nigel Jessamy, right, a cyber transport technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of Georgia, connects his workstation to the internet during operation Adamantium Shield, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. Operation Adamantium Shield is designed to simulate establishing communication in a foreign environment to pass information to those in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syrus Terwilliger, left, a radio frequency transmission systems technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of New Jersey, places caution tape over an exposed wire while Senior Airman Nigel Jessamy, right, a cyber transport technician with 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force and a native of Georgia, connects his workstation to the internet during operation Adamantium Shield, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. Operation Adamantium Shield is designed to simulate establishing communication in a foreign environment to pass information to those in need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, the commander of United States Forces Japan and a Texas native, meets with Marines and Sailors from across Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to discuss the quality of life on MCAS Iwakuni during a tour of the installation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. While touring MCAS Iwakuni, Lt. Gen. Rupp met with service members to understand what the daily operations and quality of life is like on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, the commander of United States Forces Japan and a Texas native, meets with Marines and Sailors from across Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to discuss the quality of life on MCAS Iwakuni during a tour of the installation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. While touring MCAS Iwakuni, Lt. Gen. Rupp met with service members to understand what the daily operations and quality of life is like on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Maj. Gen. Takeshi Imamura, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 22, 2024. Maj. Gen. Imamura visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with station leadership to better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JGSDF personnel in future operations on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Maj. Gen. Takeshi Imamura, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 22, 2024. Maj. Gen. Imamura visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with station leadership to better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JGSDF personnel in future operations on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco

Mr. David Giachetti, a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, listens as U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jacqueline Lopez, the officer in charge of Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni and a native of Texas, explains the resources and capabilities they provide at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 19, 2024. The professional staff members for the U.S. House of Representatives visit MCAS Iwakuni to discuss the air station’s unique capabilities and future improvements for the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

Mr. David Giachetti, a professional staff member for the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, listens as U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jacqueline Lopez, the officer in charge of Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni and a native of Texas, explains the resources and capabilities they provide at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 19, 2024. The professional staff members for the U.S. House of Representatives visit MCAS Iwakuni to discuss the air station’s unique capabilities and future improvements for the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins)

Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Shingo Miyake, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, about the capabilities of the installations harbor during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 25, 2024. Miyake visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with leadership from the air station and better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JSDF personnel stationed there. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a Pennsylvania native, speaks with Shingo Miyake, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, about the capabilities of the installations harbor during a tour of the air station at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, July 25, 2024. Miyake visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with leadership from the air station and better understand the installation's operational capabilities and the role of JSDF personnel stationed there. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Edward Fosson, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni facilities officer and a native of North Carolina, discusses the current state of base housing and how to implement improvements with Patrick Nevins, the staff director of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee, during a base tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 13, 2024. Patrick Nevins and other staff members visited MCAS Iwakuni to discuss base capabilities and ways to improve housing on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Edward Fosson, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni facilities officer and a native of North Carolina, discusses the current state of base housing and how to implement improvements with Patrick Nevins, the staff director of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee, during a base tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 13, 2024. Patrick Nevins and other staff members visited MCAS Iwakuni to discuss base capabilities and ways to improve housing on the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

Members of the Hiroshima City-based Kagura Dance group perform a traditional dance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 15, 2024. The Kagura group performed a traditional samurai-themed Japanese dance to provide an engaging and interactive event that demonstrates Japanese culture and history for families at MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Members of the Hiroshima City-based Kagura Dance group perform a traditional dance at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 15, 2024. The Kagura group performed a traditional samurai-themed Japanese dance to provide an engaging and interactive event that demonstrates Japanese culture and history for families at MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Orozco