Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.01.2016
A local Japanese child kicks a ball during a soccer drill at the U.S.-Japan Children Soccer event at the Suo-Oshima Athletic Field in Suo-Oshima, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. The soccer drill tested the children’s accuracy and ability to score at different lengths of the field. While cheering each other on, players aimed to kick the ball at 30 meters into a goal through cones simulating defenders.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.01.2016
Children run around for a warm-up during a game of Doro-kei prior to playing soccer at the U.S.-Japan Children Soccer event at the Suo-Oshima Athletic Field in Suo-Oshima, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Doro-kei is a game similar to the American “Cops and Robbers”. Participating in the event gave the children an opportunity to learn new things. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.01.2016
Col. Richard F. Fuerst, station commanding officer for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses station residents and Japanese locals during the U.S-Japan Children Soccer event at the Suo-Oshima Athletic Field in Suo-Oshima, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. As part of a good keeping with the U.S.-Japan relationship, soccer was used to break the barrier of communication through words and teach children......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.01.2016
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese locals pose for a group photo during the U.S.-Japan Children Soccer event at the Suo-Oshima Athletic Field in Suo-Oshima, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. As part of a good keeping with the U.S.-Japan relationship, soccer was used to break the barrier of communication through words and teach children communication through actions. (U.S. Marine Corps......
Photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 07.23.2016
Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni participate in the Hawaiian festivities by hula dancing during the U.S. – Japan Luau Party on Oshima Island, Japan, July 23, 2016. Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the island of Oshima to join in celebration of the island’s history and the bond between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)...
Photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 07.23.2016
Hula dancers prepare to kick-off their performance during the U.S. – Japan Luau Party on Oshima Island, Japan, July 23, 2016. Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the island of Oshima to join in celebration of the island’s history and the bond between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)...
Photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 07.23.2016
The hula dancers of the U.S. – Japan Luau Party pose for a group picture on Oshima Island, Japan, July 23, 2016. Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the island of Oshima to join in celebration of the island’s history and the bond between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)...
Photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 07.23.2016
Japanese locals enjoy some of the foods served at the U.S. – Japan Luau Party on Oshima Island, Japan, July 23, 2016. Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the island of Oshima to join in celebration of the island’s history and the bond between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nathan Wicks)...