Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents visit the Iwakuni Culture Center for a class on Tenkoku stamps in Iwakuni City, Japan, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, residents made their Tenkoku stamp based off of their names. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Photo by Cpl. Angelo Sagum - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals bow during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station residents the opportunity to learn the history of, and interact with, the white snake species.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelo Sagum)

MCAS Iwakuni hosts Halloween party with Japanese residents - An Air Station resident waits to enter a haunted house during an annual Youth and Teen Halloween Party at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2018. The Shunan International Children’s Club collaborated with the Marine Corps Community Services Youth and Teen Center to provide the youth an opportunity to connect through playing games from both cultures, eating great American and Japanese style treats, and experiencing language and cultural differences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)

Iwakuni Expo offers glimpse into Iwakuni activities, resources - Marine Corps Air Station (MCCS) Iwakuni service members and residents visit the Iwakuni Expo at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2018. The purpose of the event was to educate and inform residents and service members of on-base and off-base resources available to them. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Air station residents attend Bon Odori Festival - Volunteers from the Iwakuni Shiritsu Junior High School and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents gather for a photo in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 14, 2018. The volunteers attended the Bon Odori Festival at the Kinjuen Nursing Home. The festival celebrated the Japanese holiday called Obon, a Japanese Buddhist custom that honors the spirits of their ancestors from Aug. 13-16. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

MCAS Iwakuni residents cook Japanese dish and dessert - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents review ingredients used during a cooking class in Otake City, Japan, July 28, 2018. The cooking class, organized by the Cultural Adaptation Program, was held in order to show MCAS Iwakuni residents how to make traditional Japanese dishes and shop for the ingredients at a local store. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)