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Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Yoshihiko Fukuda, left, Iwakuni Fire Administrator, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, right, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, pose for a photo with the Atago Humanitarian Assistance Local Implementation Agreement (LIA) at the Iwakuni Regional Firefighting Organization, Mar. 1, 2021. The LIA authorizes local, off-base first responders to transit through the Atago Hills base housing area while responding to emergency conditions and other humanitarian cases.

Commanding officer walks with local community for the last time - From left to right, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Yasutake Iida, the director of Iwakuni Citizens Affairs Bureau with Yamaguchi Prefectural Government, Haruo Morita, the director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau and Yoshihiko Fukuda, the mayor of Iwakuni City, give speeches during the 11th annual Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 12, 2019. During the walk, they spoke to local Japanese residents, business owners and residents of the air station. The walk was Fuerst’s final goodbye to the Japanese local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Triton Lai)

Walking together in unity - Yoshihiko Fukuda, right, the mayor of Iwakuni City, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Fuerst, center, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, speak to customers at a local business in Iwakuni City, Japan, March 15, 2019. Both leaders came together to participate in the 10th Joint Leadership Walk. The walk consisted of touring popular local areas where they spoke to business owners as well as Japanese and American customers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Visitors from Suo-Oshima present air station students with mikans - Farmers from Suo-Oshima, Curtis Brown, the student representative of Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Sgt. Maj. Joseph Gregory, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Dwayne Jefferson, principal of Iwakuni Elementary School pose for a photo during a mikan presentation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2019. Farmers arrived at the school bearing mikans as gifts for the students. Mikans are a unique fruit to the country and the farmers wanted the children to experience them while in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, Japan, recieves a brief on the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2016. The visit provided Fukuda knowledge to educate the Japanese locals around the air station on the aircraft and its capabilities prior to the scheduled basing of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at MCAS Iwakuni.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks) - Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, Japan, recieves a brief on the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2016. The visit provided Fukuda knowledge to educate the Japanese locals around the air station on the aircraft and its capabilities prior to the scheduled basing of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 at MCAS Iwakuni.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses a crowd and local Japanese media before participating in the seventh Joint Leadership Walk down the streets of Iwakuni on July 6, 2016. The last walk took place in December 2015 and continues to be a firm demonstration of the bond and unity between both communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released) - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses a crowd and local Japanese media before participating in the seventh Joint Leadership Walk down the streets of Iwakuni on July 6, 2016. The last walk took place in December 2015 and continues to be a firm demonstration of the bond and unity between both communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donato Maffin/Released)