Kody Botts, Matthew C. Perry High School soccer team
Kody Botts, Matthew C. Perry High School soccer team midfielder, kicks the ball as he attempts to pass the ball to his teammates during the Department of Defense Education Activity Japan Boy's Soccer Tournament... More
Students advance skills through Summer Enrichment Program
C.J. Czepiel, Summer Enrichment Program participant, takes a bite of a corndog during the end of Summer Enrichment Program potluck at the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gym here July 21. The program was a m... More
Students advance skills through Summer Enrichment Program
C.J. Czepiel, Summer Enrichment Program participant, takes a bite of a corndog during the end of Summer Enrichment Program potluck at the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gym here July 21. The program was a m... More
Teachers school students during annual basketball game
Layasha R. Anderson, seventh grade girls' center, fights for control of the ball with Breanna Lewis, eighth grade girls' forward, during the Matthew C. Perry High School seventh and eighth grade girls' game at ... More
Mandy Lopez, 8, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School
Mandy Lopez, 8, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School student, demonstrates her project during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Repurpose Carnival, which took place inside the M. C. Perry Ele... More
Mosato Poirier, Matthew C. Perry High School fullback,
Mosato Poirier, Matthew C. Perry High School fullback, gets tackled during practice at M. C. Perry football field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 22, 2013. The Samurai have been practicing ... More
Members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry
Members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School lead If Your Happy and You Know It in Japanese for Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members of the local Iwakuni Agricultural and... More
Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest
Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Cor... More
Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison
Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama high school soccer team, jumps and catches the ball during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Boys Division Two championship soc... More
Jarell Davis, a senior with the Matthew C. Perry Samurai
Jarell Davis, a senior with the Matthew C. Perry Samurai basketball team, dribbles the ball up the court during the first of two home games against the Zama American High School Trojans, Dec. 12, 2014, at the h... More
Capt. Benjamin Baldwin, a weapon systems officer with
Capt. Benjamin Baldwin, a weapon systems officer with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 and a judge for Matthew C. Perry High School’s science fair, listens to a student as he explains his project ... More
Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School present
Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary School present gifts to members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations during a mikan presentation inside the school’s gymnasium, Jan. ... More
Lance Cpl. Mark Adams, a combat photographer with
Lance Cpl. Mark Adams, a combat photographer with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, helps an attendee of Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s Family Literature Night sign-up for a raffle inside the school... More
Students line up at cones that correspond with what
Students line up at cones that correspond with what grade level they are entering on Matthew C. Perry’s first day of school on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2016. This school year differs fr... More
A local Japanese volunteer with the Japanese American
A local Japanese volunteer with the Japanese American Society demonstrates the process of pounding rice, or mochi-tsuki, during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March... More
Dwayne Jefferson, principal of Iwakuni Elementary School,
Dwayne Jefferson, principal of Iwakuni Elementary School, gives a speech to the students during the first day of school at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 30, 2017. The day marked the first time t... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John E. Harris, the Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John E. Harris, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni executive officer, conducts the coin toss prior to the start of a football game between the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” and ... More
Members of the Matthew C. Perry High School Junior
Members of the Matthew C. Perry High School Junior ROTC post colors as the Samurai Elementary Voices sing the national anthem during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the M.C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools... More
A student waits in the auditorium at Matthew C. Perry
A student waits in the auditorium at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School for a mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 19, 2018. Local farmers presented the students of Matthew C. Per... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Williamson, assistant
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Williamson, assistant coach for Matthew C. Perry High School wrestling and operations officer with the Provost Marshals Office, left, Marshall China, a sophomore at M.C. Perry H... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Ayers, a military
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Ayers, a military policeman with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, directs traffic at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2018. Ayers directed traffic so ... More
Sean W. Barker, Matthew C. Perry High School soccer
Sean W. Barker, Matthew C. Perry High School soccer team captain and midfielder, kicks the ball past the Kinnick High School Red Devils team players as he attempts to score a goal at the Department of Defense E... More
Gabrielle Romeo 8, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School
Gabrielle Romeo 8, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School student, demonstrates her project during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Repurpose Carnival, which took place inside the M. C. Perry ... More
Matthew C. Perry High School football players line
Matthew C. Perry High School football players line up during practice at M. C. Perry football field aboard Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 22, 2013. M. C. Perry High School is slated to have a vars... More
Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members
Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members of the local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations pose for a picture with members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry Elementary... More
Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest
Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Cor... More
Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison
Ryuji Vandeusen, 17, goalie for U.S. Army Garrison Camp Zama, Japan, high school soccer team, dives for a ball during the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Division Two Boys championship socce... More
Jon Cadavos, a senior with the Matthew C. Perry Samurai
Jon Cadavos, a senior with the Matthew C. Perry Samurai basketball team, goes around three defenders to score during the first of two home games against the Zama American High School Trojans, Dec. 12, 2014, at ... More
A judge of Matthew C. Perry High School’s science fair
A judge of Matthew C. Perry High School’s science fair evaluates the project of Isaac Lewis, a 17-year old junior, inside the high school gymnasium, Dec. 18, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan... More
Members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal
Members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations pose for a photo with Lt. Col. Mike Carreiro, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and members of the Mat... More
Maj. Donald Hall, future operations officer the Marine
Maj. Donald Hall, future operations officer the Marine Aircraft Group 12, and his daughter listen to a reading of “Cupig’s Scuffle” inside the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gymnasium during M.C. Perry’s Fa... More
Students get re-acquainted with one another after a
Students get re-acquainted with one another after a long summer during Matthew C. Perry’s first day of school on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2016. This school year differs from others as i... More
Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai players attempt to secure
Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai players attempt to secure the ball from Marist Brothers International School during the Western Japan Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament. The team won every single game i... More
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American Society perform the Kagura Dance dressed as a warrior and a dragon during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March ... More
Students wait with their parents outside Matthew C.
Students wait with their parents outside Matthew C. Perry Elementary School during the first day of school at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 30, 2017. The day marked the first time the school fac... More
Elijah Lebron, a running back and linebacker with the
Elijah Lebron, a running back and linebacker with the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” football team, runs the ball against the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” during a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwak... More
Arturo River, principal of Matthew C. Perry Elementary
Arturo River, principal of Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, gives opening remarks during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the M.C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Jap... More
Marshall China, a sophomore at Matthew C. Perry High
Marshall China, a sophomore at Matthew C. Perry High School, studies class notes at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 21, 2018. China believes focusing on school work is just as important as practic... More
Ayako Barbarin, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) resident,
Ayako Barbarin, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) resident, takes her two children to school at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2018. This is the second year that the new Matthew C. Perry Schools and facilities h... More
Michael Erhart, Matthew C. Perry Elementary School
Michael Erhart, Matthew C. Perry Elementary School 3rd grade teacher, demonstrates how sound can travel through a paper clip and pass in to a sound-focusing device (the paper) to Suzanne Landrum, M. C. Perry El... More
Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest
Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Cor... More
Players dump a cooler of water on Mark Lange, head
Players dump a cooler of water on Mark Lange, head coach of Matthew C. Perry High School boy’s soccer team, after their victory at the Department of Defense Education Activities Far East Boys championship socce... More
Ani Erhart, a junior with the Matthew C. Perry Lady
Ani Erhart, a junior with the Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai basketball team, prepares to take a shot during the second of two home games against the Zama American High School Trojans, Dec. 13, 2014, at the high... More
Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps
Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, addresses the students of Matthew C. Perry during the first day of school on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2016. Staff members let st... More
A local Japanese volunteer for the Japanese American
A local Japanese volunteer for the Japanese American Society teaches an American child how to write “Rainbow” in calligraphy during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, M... More
A player on the Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai soccer
A player on the Matthew C. Perry Lady Samurai soccer team competes against a player from Marist Brothers International School during the Western Japan Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament on M.C. Perry ... More
Students and parents walk down the pathway that lies
Students and parents walk down the pathway that lies between the Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools during the first day of school at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 30, 2017. The new... More
Andrew Urrette, a running back with the Kinnick High
Andrew Urrette, a running back with the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” football team, runs the ball against the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” during a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Se... More
Distinguished American and Japanese guests cut the
Distinguished American and Japanese guests cut the ribbon during a ceremony to celebrate the first year of the Matthew C. Perry, Iwakuni Elementary Schools at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 2, 20... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCAS) residents line
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCAS) residents line up in the student drop off area at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2018. This is the second year that the new Matthew C. Perry Schools and facilities have be... More
Station residents make sushi during the Japanese American
Station residents make sushi during the Japanese American Society’s 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The festival included Japanese dance performances, de... More
Zeplyn Kelley, right 8, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary
Zeplyn Kelley, right 8, a Matthew C. Perry Elementary School student, demonstrates his project during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Repurpose Carnival, which took place inside the M. C. P... More
Attendees of a uniform parade take photos of a volunteer
Attendees of a uniform parade take photos of a volunteer inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marin... More
Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps
Col. Richard Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, ‘rings in’ the school year during Matthew C. Perry’s first day of school on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2016. Staff members let stu... More
Ryutu Elmoulkatel, a kicker with the Kinnick High School
Ryutu Elmoulkatel, a kicker with the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” football team, runs the ball against the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” during a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept.... More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Young, a quality
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Young, a quality assurance specialist with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, takes his children to school at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2018. Th... More
Matthew C. Perry High School Junior Reserve Officer
Matthew C. Perry High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members perform armed drill during a uniform parade that took place inside the M.C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station... More
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American Society perform the Eisa Okinawan Dance during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The festival incl... More
Ethan Cecil, a tight end and defensive end with the
Ethan Cecil, a tight end and defensive end with the with the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” football team, runs the ball against the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” during a football game at Marine Corps Air Stati... More
Children attend class during their first day of the
Children attend class during their first day of the 2018-19 school year at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 27, 2018. This is the second year that the Matthew C. Perry Schools and facilities have b... More
Attendees of a uniform parade stand for the marching
Attendees of a uniform parade stand for the marching of the colors inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and pre... More
Ryutu Elmoulkatel, a kicker with the Kinnick High School
Ryutu Elmoulkatel, a kicker with the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” football team, runs the ball against the Matthew C. Perry “Samurai” during a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept.... More
The Matthew C. Perry High School “Samurai” football
The Matthew C. Perry High School “Samurai” football team prepares to snap the football during a football game against the Kinnick High School “Red Devils” at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 1, 20... More
The Matthew C. Perry High School “Samurai” and Kinnick
The Matthew C. Perry High School “Samurai” and Kinnick High School “Red Devils” football teams shake hands after a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 1, 2017. Hosting their season o... More
Frank Macias, the Matthew C. Perry High School “Samurai”
Frank Macias, the Matthew C. Perry High School “Samurai” football team head coach, talks to players after a football game at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 1, 2017. Hosting their season opener a... More