VIDEOS

Nip Ho, Senior Vice President, Special Olympics Hawaii, is interviewed during the 2022 Holiday Classic event aboard MCBH, Nov. 19-20, 2022. Special Olympics Hawaii is an organization that provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The Holiday Class is an annual event hosted by MCBH to foster relations between the local and military communities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell)

Distinguished visitors, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni leadership and Iwakuni City leadership participate in a signing ceremony at Kizuna Stadium in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 4, 2019. The ceremony confirmed the USA Softball Women's National Team's selection of Iwakuni City to host the team as they utilize the Kizuna Stadium Sports Complex as a training site for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The stadium is a joint use facility for local Japanese and MCAS Iwakuni residents. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese athletes participate in a soccer tournament during the 2018 Special Olympics at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 14, 2018. The Special Olympics was held in order to provide an opportunity for MCAS Iwakuni personnel to volunteer, build friendships and participate in a cultural exchange with local nationals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marcus Campbell)

Special Olympics Hiroshima came to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to hold athletic competitions for children with learning disabilities and other mental handicaps Oct. 3, 2015. The Special Olympics helps spread awareness of people with special needs while giving them a chance to show their physical capabilities.