VIDEOS

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, conduct field exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 8, 2019. MALS-12 conducted the training to give the Marines a tough, realistic experience in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marcus Campbell, Sgt. Akeel Austin and Cpl. Christian Castro)

Volunteers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni shovel mud and debris during a volunteer event in Hikari, Japan, July 17, 2018. The volunteer event, organized by the Marine Corps Community Services Single Marine Program, provided service members with the opportunity to help local Japanese residents clean up and recover after the area was flooded by excessive rainfall. (U.S. Marine Corps video by LCpl. Christian Castro)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents traveled to Yamaguchi Flower Land and Kashinoki Sweets Factory in Yanai City, Japan, May 25, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marcus Campbell)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, and other Japanese government officials, took part in the eighth Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, Jan. 31, 2018. The event displayed the effort put forth by MCAS Iwakuni toward strengthening the existing relationship with the Japanese community and showcased the working relationship between leaders with the Japanese government and MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Waiyan Tin)

U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hold the 3rd annual stair climb in honor of 9/11 victims at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2017. Participants took to climbing 108 flights of stairs as a tribute to all who were involved in the terrorist attack. Firefighter gear, to include boots, pants, a coat, oxygen tanks and bundles of fire hose, was available to participants who dared to take the challenge of suffering through the stair climb in the same gear first responders did. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Waiyan Tin and Cpl. Donato Maffin)