A two-day event held at Zama Middle High School brought visiting Japanese high school students here to take part in cultural exchange activities to cultivate diverse perspectives and enhance mutual...
C.S. Lewis once famously wrote, “Friendship . . . is born at the moment when one man says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .’”
Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Cambron, 374th Mission Support Group senior enlisted leader, left, Fumioki Hirahata, Akishima-Yokota Friendship Club president, center, and Col. Ryan Vetter, 374th Mission Support Group commander, work together to plant a cherry sapling during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022.
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” The most famous soliloquy in the words spoken by Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Our lives continually change and evolve. Our relationships change as our wisdom and insights expand.
A young cherry blossom tree U.S. and Japanese representatives planted together on a shared area of Sagami General Depot symbolizes a commitment to the friendship between the installation and the city in which it resides, one participant said.
Students from Iwakuni Middle School aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited Kawashimo Junior High School for a cultural exchange event and a friendly sports competition with local Japanese...
Col. Otis C.Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, his wife Nataki, Col. Jason Mills, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, and his wife Kim pose for a photo along with members of the Ome-Yokota...
Farmers from Suo-Oshima Agricultural gave Matthew C. Perry Elementary School a gift of mikans. The presentation is a semi-annual event that allows the local community and the air station to strengthen their bond as neighbors.
U.S. Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and local Japanese residents participated in the Iwakuni Friendship Relay Marathon in Iwakuni City, Dec. 1, 2019.
CFAY provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands, and more than 27,000 military and civilian personnel and their families.
U.S. Marines and families from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni participated in a community cultural exchange with local Japanese children at Tsuzu Elementary School, Iwakuni City, Aug. 29, 2019.
Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Athletics held a “911” Memorial Triathlon that included a 400 meter swim, 10 kilometer bike ride, and 5 kilometer run competition at the Purdy Fitness Center Gym, onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY).
