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U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Brett Marks, left, the food services staff non-commissioned officer in charge for Marine Corps Installations Command, compliments Sgt. Lim Christian, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, after giving him a challenge coin for outstanding work while taking part in the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Brett Marks, left, the food services staff non-commissioned officer in charge for Marine Corps Installations Command, compliments Sgt. Lim Christian, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, after giving him a challenge coin for outstanding work while taking part in the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, left, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, gives a challenge coin to Satomi Miyamura, the storeroom clerk for the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for outstanding work while taking part in the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, left, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, gives a challenge coin to Satomi Miyamura, the storeroom clerk for the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for outstanding work while taking part in the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, left, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, gives a challenge coin to Takashi Yamada, the chief cook of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for outstanding work while taking part in the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, left, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, gives a challenge coin to Takashi Yamada, the chief cook of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for outstanding work while taking part in the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, gives his appreciation to the workers of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, after a Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program inspection, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, gives his appreciation to the workers of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, after a Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program inspection, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, observes meal preparations before food is served at the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, observes meal preparations before food is served at the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the cooking procedures of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the cooking procedures of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the preparation of ingredients at the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the preparation of ingredients at the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the baking recipes and procedures of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the baking recipes and procedures of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the cleanliness of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the cleanliness of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the equipment of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, inspects the equipment of the Flight Line Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

Sgt. Jose R. Sanchez, left, a food service specialist with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, explains how equipment is inspected at the Flight Line Mess Hall to Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Sgt. Jose R. Sanchez, left, a food service specialist with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, explains how equipment is inspected at the Flight Line Mess Hall to Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Omar Maldonado, a military police officer with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal Office and New Jersey native, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Command, and an Oregon native, after being recognized for his work in the Pass and Registration Section of PMO, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Leadership from MCICOM toured MCAS Iwakuni to speak with service members and learn more about the day-to-day work on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lance Kell)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Omar Maldonado, a military police officer with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal Office and New Jersey native, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Command, and an Oregon native, after being recognized for his work in the Pass and Registration Section of PMO, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Leadership from MCICOM toured MCAS Iwakuni to speak with service members and learn more about the day-to-day work on the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lance Kell)

Photo by Sgt. Lance Kell

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Command, and a native of Oregon, and Sgt. Maj. Jason Hammock, the sergeant major of MCICOM, and a native of Florida, present the MCICOM lifesaving award to Master Labor Contract firefighters during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Eight firefighters with MCAS Iwakuni Fire and Emergency Services and two Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni personnel were awarded for life-saving actions during a medical emergency where they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and used an automated external defibrillator (AED). The actions of the first responders directly contributed to the patient surviving the incident. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Command, and a native of Oregon, and Sgt. Maj. Jason Hammock, the sergeant major of MCICOM, and a native of Florida, present the MCICOM lifesaving award to Master Labor Contract firefighters during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Eight firefighters with MCAS Iwakuni Fire and Emergency Services and two Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni personnel were awarded for life-saving actions during a medical emergency where they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and used an automated external defibrillator (AED). The actions of the first responders directly contributed to the patient surviving the incident. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Oddison White, assigned to Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni, and a native of California, receives the Marine Corps Installations Command Life Saving award from U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, the commanding general of MCICOM, and a native of Oregon, during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Hospitalman Oddison White was awarded the MCICOM life-saving award for immediately responding to an incident requiring emergency medical service where he provided lifesaving resuscitation that directly contributed to the patient surviving. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Navy Hospitalman Oddison White, assigned to Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni, and a native of California, receives the Marine Corps Installations Command Life Saving award from U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, the commanding general of MCICOM, and a native of Oregon, during an award ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Hospitalman Oddison White was awarded the MCICOM life-saving award for immediately responding to an incident requiring emergency medical service where he provided lifesaving resuscitation that directly contributed to the patient surviving. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

Leaders from Marine Corps Installations and 3rd Dental Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force’s bi-annual field training exercise Shika-X 24.2 pose for a group photo during dental field exercise Shika-X at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Shika-X is a biannual field training exercise designed to test their operational limits while in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Leaders from Marine Corps Installations and 3rd Dental Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force’s bi-annual field training exercise Shika-X 24.2 pose for a group photo during dental field exercise Shika-X at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 10, 2024. Shika-X is a biannual field training exercise designed to test their operational limits while in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

U.S. Sailors with Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni transport a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 11, 2024. The exercise was performed to rehearse emergency response procedures and enhance both readiness and efficiency when responding to mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong)

U.S. Sailors with Naval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni transport a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 11, 2024. The exercise was performed to rehearse emergency response procedures and enhance both readiness and efficiency when responding to mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong)

Photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Walter Raines, right, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a native of Georgia, passes the squadron colors to Lt. Col. Freddie Perez, left, the incoming commanding officer of MALS-12, and a native of Texas, ring a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 13, 2024. MALS-12 is a support theater security cooperation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility that offers planning, material, and aviation logistics expertise to MAG-12 and its subordinate tactical aircraft squadrons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Walter Raines, right, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a native of Georgia, passes the squadron colors to Lt. Col. Freddie Perez, left, the incoming commanding officer of MALS-12, and a native of Texas, ring a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 13, 2024. MALS-12 is a support theater security cooperation in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility that offers planning, material, and aviation logistics expertise to MAG-12 and its subordinate tactical aircraft squadrons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Dahkareo Pritchett

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jacob Schwinghammer, the former commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Florida native, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony at MCAS, Iwakuni, Japan, June 6, 2024. The change of command ceremony is a Marine Corps tradition which honors the outgoing commanding officer’s effort and dedication while also recognizing the oncoming commanding officer’s commitment to the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jacob Schwinghammer, the former commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Florida native, gives a speech during a change of command ceremony at MCAS, Iwakuni, Japan, June 6, 2024. The change of command ceremony is a Marine Corps tradition which honors the outgoing commanding officer’s effort and dedication while also recognizing the oncoming commanding officer’s commitment to the unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)

Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jacob Schwinghammer, left, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Florida native, renders a salute back to Sgt Maj. Jorge Cedeno-Tulloch, right, the former sergeant major of H&HS, MCAS Iwakuni, and native of Panama, during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 5, 2024. Relief and appointment ceremonies are a tradition that serve to represent the transition of responsibility from one sergeant major to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jacob Schwinghammer, left, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Florida native, renders a salute back to Sgt Maj. Jorge Cedeno-Tulloch, right, the former sergeant major of H&HS, MCAS Iwakuni, and native of Panama, during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 5, 2024. Relief and appointment ceremonies are a tradition that serve to represent the transition of responsibility from one sergeant major to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong)

Photo by Sgt. Raymond Tong

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Maj. Jorge Cedeno-Tulloch, left, the outgoing sergeant major of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Panama, prepares to relinquish his duties by passing the noncommissioned officer sword to Lt. Col. Jacob Schwinghammer, the commanding officer of H&HS, MCAS Iwakuni, during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 5, 2024. Relief and appointment ceremonies are a tradition that serve to represent the transition of responsibility from one sergeant major to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Maj. Jorge Cedeno-Tulloch, left, the outgoing sergeant major of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Panama, prepares to relinquish his duties by passing the noncommissioned officer sword to Lt. Col. Jacob Schwinghammer, the commanding officer of H&HS, MCAS Iwakuni, during a relief and appointment ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 5, 2024. Relief and appointment ceremonies are a tradition that serve to represent the transition of responsibility from one sergeant major to another. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock