Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gabriel Sanchez, left, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of El Centro, California, and Lance Cpl. John Funzne, an aviation support equipment asset manager with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, MAG-12, 1st MAW, and a native of the Republic of Congo, pose for......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gabriel Sanchez, left, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of El Centro, California, and Lance Cpl. Yvi Fuentes, a motor vehicle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, MAG-12, 1st MAW, and a native of Guatemala, pose for a photo during a naturalization......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Funzne, an aviation support equipment asset manager with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of the Republic of Congo, gives a speech during a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 21, 2026. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gabriel Sanchez, the commanding officer of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of El Centro, California, gives a speech during a naturalization ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 21, 2026. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge military service members’......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
Samuel Bailey, a legal assistance attorney with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Legal Services Support Team, gives an opening speech during a naturalization ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 21, 2026. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge military service members’ accomplishment of becoming a citizen of the United States. The ceremony included service members from......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni wave small American flags during a naturalization ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 21, 2026. The naturalization ceremony was held to acknowledge military service members’ accomplishment of becoming a citizen of the United States. The ceremony included service members from the Republic of Congo and Guatemala. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.20.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Funzne, center, an aviation support equipment asset manager with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and a native of the Republic of Congo, and Lance Cpl. Yvi Fuentes, right, a motor vehicle operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, MAG-12, 1st MAW, and a native of Guatemala, raise......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Isaac De Leon | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 08.10.2026
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Craig Provens, the sergeant major of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and native of San Antonio, Texas, gives a speech during the Sergeants School class 5-26 graduation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug 11, 2026. The resident Sergeants School provided Marines aboard the installation with an......
