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Buy PhotoMembers of the U.S. womenâs Olympic softball team arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Monday, July 5, 2021. (Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan â The U.S. womenâs Olympic softball team has arrived at this Marine base in Yamaguchi prefecture for training and exhibition games against local teams ahead of the Tokyo Games this month.
An entourage of about 18 people stepped into the lobby of Iwakuni airport, which shares a runway with the Marine base, on Monday afternoon, waving to a small crowd and media while adhering to social distancing.