Photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw - U.S. Navy Sailor HR Ashley Alcantara, a Corpsman with the Naval Family Branch Health Clinic (BHC), administers the influenza vaccine to HN David Ford, an optometry technician, during Exercise Active Shield aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2020. The BHC conducted a 72-hour mass immunization event to vaccinate all active-duty service members at the air station. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S. and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw)

Photo by Lance Cpl Triton Lai - Sandra Lewis, an art teacher at Matthew C. Perry High School, and Iwakuni City mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda, pose for a photo during an art award ceremony at the Iwakuni City Culture Center in Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2020. Lewis received the “Mayor’s Award” for her artwork titled “Four Seasons.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Students from Iwakuni Middle School attend an award ceremony at Iwakuni Kokusai Kanko Hotel, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 14, 2020. The ceremony was held to award students from the air station for winning in an annual art competition hosted by the Yamaguchi Truck Association Iwakuni Branch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Two staff members from Kawashimo Junior High School hold baskets during a cultural exchange event at Kawashimo Junior High School, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 11, 2020. This annual event allows middle school students from two different cultures to interact with each other.The exchange provided an opportunity for children from the air station to have a friendly competition with local Japanese students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident participates in an interactive game during a community cultural exchange with local Japanese children at Tsuzu Elementary School, Iwakuni City, Jan. 25, 2020. The exchange included an opportunity for participants to experience Japanese culture through games as well as a cooking class. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)