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Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Rear Admiral Satoru Onishi, left, commander of Fleet Air Wing 31 with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Yoshihiko Fukuda, center, mayor of Iwakuni City, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni pose for a group photo during the 63rd Iwakuni Matsuri parade in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 20, 2019. The Iwakuni Matsuri Festival is an annual festival and parade that features the local community and local organizations coming together to promote safety and development in the city. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - The chestnut factory washes, sorts, preserves and packages chestnuts in Miwa Town, Japan, Oct. 18, 2019. The Miwa Town Chestnut Festival is held every year to symbolize the end of the chestnut harvest. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

MCAS Iwakuni hosts 2019 Special Olympics - Local Japanese athletes and U.S. Marines participate in games of bowling at the Strike Zone Bowling Center at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan during the 2019 Special Olympics at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. The Special Olympics was held in order to provide Marines and Japanese families volunteer opportunities with each other in a cultural exchange. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune - U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st class, Shelby Hurley, with Carrier Air Wing 5, donates blood during a blood drive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 21. 2019. The American and Japanese Red Cross societies came together for the biannual blood drive to collect blood for the local community to utilize. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones - Anthony Ervin, an Olympic swimmer, demonstrates swimming techniques and movements to Japanese and American children at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 26, 2019. Ervin spoke to children from local Japanese swim teams and the MCAS Iwakuni Tsunami swim team during a State Department sponsored visit to various locations in Japan. The purpose of Ervin’s visit was to inspire children, teach them how to swim better, and provide insight into what it is like to be an Olympian. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, outgoing commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, and Col. Lance Lewis, incoming commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni, conduct the passing of the colors during a change of command ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 22, 2019. MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew Jones)