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Athletes play basketball during the Special Olympics Nippon Hiroshima at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 2, 2016. Activities held at the Special Olympics included basketball, futsal, tennis, bowling and a duathlon. This program provides year-round training for upcoming competitions in a variety of Olympic-style sports, and it is catered to children and adults with mental and learning disabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson) - Athletes play basketball during the Special Olympics Nippon Hiroshima at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 2, 2016. Activities held at the Special Olympics included basketball, futsal, tennis, bowling and a duathlon. This program provides year-round training for upcoming competitions in a variety of Olympic-style sports, and it is catered to children and adults with mental and learning disabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Repair and Supply Facility Petroleum Terminal unit military working dog handler searches for hidden explosives during joint training with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit and Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters officers at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 24, 2016. Handlers and their military working dogs train regularly in a variety of areas such as locating explosives, narcotics, conducting patrols and human tracking in order to become a more effective team. Marines placed explosives in hidden locations before handlers and their K-9’s arrived, resulting in a more cautious and thorough search, increasing the overall training effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson) - A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Repair and Supply Facility Petroleum Terminal unit military working dog handler searches for hidden explosives during joint training with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit and Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters officers at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 24, 2016. Handlers and their military working dogs train regularly in a variety of areas such as locating explosives, narcotics, conducting patrols and human tracking in order to become a more effective team. Marines placed explosives in hidden locations before handlers and their K-9’s arrived, resulting in a more cautious and thorough search, increasing the overall training effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson)

President Barack Obama addresses service members and their families at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 27, 2016. Obama is scheduled to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and will be the highest ranking U.S. government official to do so in history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Fisher/Released) - President Barack Obama addresses service members and their families at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 27, 2016. Obama is scheduled to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and will be the highest ranking U.S. government official to do so in history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin Fisher/Released)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force interpreter trainees and instructors, and their Marine English instructors pose for a group photo with KCJ-130 Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 during the Public Affairs Office’s annual English seminar on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 16, 2016. The seminar is held annually by the station Public Affairs Office to help improve upon the JGSDF’s understanding and use of the English language prior to their deployment in support of exercises in both the United States and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Antonio J. Rubio/Released) - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force interpreter trainees and instructors, and their Marine English instructors pose for a group photo with KCJ-130 Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 during the Public Affairs Office’s annual English seminar on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 16, 2016. The seminar is held annually by the station Public Affairs Office to help improve upon the JGSDF’s understanding and use of the English language prior to their deployment in support of exercises in both the United States and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Antonio J. Rubio/Released)

Officers from the Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters and Marines from the provost marshal’s office K-9 unit pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 17, 2016. The Marines provided the officers with training that allows them and their K-9’s to locate hidden explosives by familiarizing them with scented boxes. Conducting bilateral training helps maintain situational readiness and build better relations between the U.S. and Japan. - Officers from the Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters and Marines from the provost marshal’s office K-9 unit pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 17, 2016. The Marines provided the officers with training that allows them and their K-9’s to locate hidden explosives by familiarizing them with scented boxes. Conducting bilateral training helps maintain situational readiness and build better relations between the U.S. and Japan.

Yuki Kintanaka, a student at Bunkyo Women’s University in Hiroshima, Japan, performs a traditional dance for Matthew C. Perry High School students at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Nov. 23, 2015. Bunkyo Women’s University students visited the station to learn about American culture as well as teach the American students a little about their own. School trips like this help the bond between Japan and the U.S. grow stronger. - Yuki Kintanaka, a student at Bunkyo Women’s University in Hiroshima, Japan, performs a traditional dance for Matthew C. Perry High School students at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Nov. 23, 2015. Bunkyo Women’s University students visited the station to learn about American culture as well as teach the American students a little about their own. School trips like this help the bond between Japan and the U.S. grow stronger.