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Station residents consumed manjus, a sweet Japanese treat, during a tea ceremony with the Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Club hosted by the Cultural Adaptation Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Manjus are consumed before drinking tea traditionally in Japan. Participants learned this and more during the program increasing their understating of Japanese culture. - Station residents consumed manjus, a sweet Japanese treat, during a tea ceremony with the Omotesenke Tea Ceremony Club hosted by the Cultural Adaptation Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Manjus are consumed before drinking tea traditionally in Japan. Participants learned this and more during the program increasing their understating of Japanese culture.

Station Volunteers look for trash at Futashika Umezu Falls, in Futashika, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2015. The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides residents volunteer opportunities to build relations with Japanese locals and experience part of the foreign culture. Volunteers enjoyed the scenery of the forest, river and waterfalls, as they picked up trash and debris along the river. - Station Volunteers look for trash at Futashika Umezu Falls, in Futashika, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 16, 2015. The Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides residents volunteer opportunities to build relations with Japanese locals and experience part of the foreign culture. Volunteers enjoyed the scenery of the forest, river and waterfalls, as they picked up trash and debris along the river.

Toshiyuki Kuwahara, chairman of Iwakuni City Assembly, Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, pose for a picture after the first pitch at the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. Atagoyama provided the dirt and sand used in constructing a new runway on MCAS Iwakuni. The ground breaking ceremony represented the construction of the baseball field and future U.S. – Japan relationships. - Toshiyuki Kuwahara, chairman of Iwakuni City Assembly, Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and Takahiro Sugawara, director general of Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau, pose for a picture after the first pitch at the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. Atagoyama provided the dirt and sand used in constructing a new runway on MCAS Iwakuni. The ground breaking ceremony represented the construction of the baseball field and future U.S. – Japan relationships.

Cyclists race toward the finish line during the Special Olympics Hiroshima at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015. This sporting program helps instill confidence, inspire competitors, and improve athlete health through the transformative power of sports. - Cyclists race toward the finish line during the Special Olympics Hiroshima at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015. This sporting program helps instill confidence, inspire competitors, and improve athlete health through the transformative power of sports.