U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, presents an award to Christjan Ruby, an emergency dispatch telecommunicator, with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Iwakuni, during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 14, 2026. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is held in April to honor public safety personnel for their dedicated service. Christjan Ruby is the winner of the MCICOM Emergency Dispatch Services Award for Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year. This is the 2nd year in a row that MCAS Iwakuni Public Safety Telecommunicators have been recognized at a unit and individual level within Marine Corps Installations Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maikeyla Reyes)
| Date Taken: | 04.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2026 03:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9621297 |
| VIRIN: | 260415-M-MR025-1032 |
| Resolution: | 4493x4416 |
| Size: | 4.85 MB |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
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