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F/A-18 Hornets belonging to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 rest underneath newly constructed shelters at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 7, 2014. The shelters increase the longevity of the aircraft and increase working conditions for aircraft maintainers who were previously unshielded from the weather when working on the aircraft. The shelters are a part of new construction in conjunction with the Defense Policy Review Initiative. - F/A-18 Hornets belonging to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 rest underneath newly constructed shelters at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 7, 2014. The shelters increase the longevity of the aircraft and increase working conditions for aircraft maintainers who were previously unshielded from the weather when working on the aircraft. The shelters are a part of new construction in conjunction with the Defense Policy Review Initiative.

Students from Matthew C. Perry High School sing during the 2014 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert that took place inside the Iwakuni Sinfonia Feb. 15. Several schools from out in Iwakuni and Matthew C. Perry Schools attended the event. - Students from Matthew C. Perry High School sing during the 2014 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert that took place inside the Iwakuni Sinfonia Feb. 15. Several schools from out in Iwakuni and Matthew C. Perry Schools attended the event.

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members of the local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations pose for a picture with members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School during a mikan-presentation at the M.C. Perry elementary gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2014. The purpose of the event was to build a better sense of appreciation and understanding between Iwakuni residents and the M.C. Perry students. The local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans with an approximately value of 100,000 yen. - Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members of the local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations pose for a picture with members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School during a mikan-presentation at the M.C. Perry elementary gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2014. The purpose of the event was to build a better sense of appreciation and understanding between Iwakuni residents and the M.C. Perry students. The local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans with an approximately value of 100,000 yen.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators assist each other in boarding an inflatable raft during their mandatory, semi-annual Life-Saving Survival Training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2014. All participants embarked the raft before receiving the order from their instructor to make the final swim to shore. - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators assist each other in boarding an inflatable raft during their mandatory, semi-annual Life-Saving Survival Training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2014. All participants embarked the raft before receiving the order from their instructor to make the final swim to shore.

Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play on an oversize inflatable tube with students from Ekimae Hoikuen Pre-School Jan. 28, 2014, in a community relation visit hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel. Yasue Miyoshi, teacher with Ekimae Hoikuen Pre-School, said she noticed within the last few years the students open up to military members with their frequent visits to the school. The service members came to the pre-school to teach basic English skills to students and strengthen the Japanese-American relationship. - Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, play on an oversize inflatable tube with students from Ekimae Hoikuen Pre-School Jan. 28, 2014, in a community relation visit hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel. Yasue Miyoshi, teacher with Ekimae Hoikuen Pre-School, said she noticed within the last few years the students open up to military members with their frequent visits to the school. The service members came to the pre-school to teach basic English skills to students and strengthen the Japanese-American relationship.