米海兵隊岩国航空基地

Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Ross, left, a chaplain with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Chapel, speaks about Noriko Yamada’s time at station chapel, while Yamada, right, an administrative specialist with the station chapel, holds a shadow box during her retirement ceremony held aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021. Yamada retired after working for more than 40 years as an administrative specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

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)

Japanese employees retire from air station with 488 combined years of service - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Sgt. Maj. Joseph S. Gregory, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, other senior ranking air station leadership, master labor contractors and individual hire agreement employees pose for a photo during a retirement ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 20, 2018. The retirement ceremony was conducted by the station Civilian Human Resources Office and air station leadership in order to thank the retiring employees for their years of service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Japanese civilian creates site with potential to save millions of dollars - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Justin Ito, left, the officer in charge of the Pacific area of regard Site Activation Task Force stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, speaks about Katsuji Tahara, an information technology specialist with the communication and information systems department for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 11, 2018. Tahara was presented with a letter of appreciation for his creation of a SharePoint site that stores information from audits that are performed on contracts for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones) (Portions of this image were obscured for security reasons)

Master Contract Labor and Indirect Hire Agreement employees at the Landing Zone inside Club Iwakuni at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, await the presentation of their awards July 15, 2016. A retirement ceremony was held in honor of the MLC and IHA employees’ hard work over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego) - Master Contract Labor and Indirect Hire Agreement employees at the Landing Zone inside Club Iwakuni at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, await the presentation of their awards July 15, 2016. A retirement ceremony was held in honor of the MLC and IHA employees’ hard work over the years. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)

Department representatives, U.S. officials and retirees pose for a picture after the retirement ceremony at the Landing Zone inside Club Iwakuni aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 25, 2014. This ceremony is held annually to honor all of the Japanese contractors retiring within the year and to show the station’s appreciation for their faithful service. - Department representatives, U.S. officials and retirees pose for a picture after the retirement ceremony at the Landing Zone inside Club Iwakuni aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 25, 2014. This ceremony is held annually to honor all of the Japanese contractors retiring within the year and to show the station’s appreciation for their faithful service.