08 June 2015 Iwakuni City Mayor Shows Appreciation Towards Air Station Service Members Representatives from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron and Marine Aerial Transport Refueler Squadron 152 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, reported to the mayor of Iwakuni at city hall June 3, 2015, after receiving awards from the Japan Good Deeds Association during their 65th...
09 January 2015 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conducts First Flight Training of 2015 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing 31 conducted their first flight training of the year aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 7, 2015.According to JMSDF Cmdr. Kenzo Miyazaki, executive officer of air operations with Air Rescue Squadron 71, Japanese culture...
15 January 2015 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Service Members Visit Preschool Teach Children English Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 2015.The volunteers went to the preschool to teach the children English, according to Yamada Noriko, an...
15 January 2015 Iwakuni Residents, Station Youth Build Bonds during Mikan Presentation Matthew C. Perry Elementary School hosted members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations during a mikan presentation at the school gymnasium, Jan. 13, 2015 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.The purpose of the event was to strengthen the bond between...
16 January 2015 MCIPAC Commanders' Conference brings Leaders Together Maj. Gen. Charles Hudson, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gathered installation commanders, senior enlisted advisors and principle staff aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the quarterly MCIPAC Camp Commanders’ Conference, Jan. 12-15, 2015. In this week’s...
14 December 2015 Evacuation Exercise Prepares Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni IWAKUNI, Japan - Station residents participated in a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015.This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host-foreign nation to a safe location. Evacuees include...
16 February 2017 The History of Guam and the U.S. Marines ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- “Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem.” – Ronald Reagan on June 21, 1898, the U.S. gained control of the island of Guam, the largest and most southern of the Mariana Islands located in the Pacific Ocean,...
01 September 2016 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Concludes Unit Level Training RAAF TINDAL, NT, AUSTRALIA -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 concluded flight operations for Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Sept. 1, 2016. VMFA-122 gained experience and qualifications in close air support, air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery and...
11 July 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-232 Touches Down at Hyakuri for Aviation Training Relocation JAPANESE AIR SELF DEFENSE FORCE HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 arrived at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 7, 2017, to participate in exercises as part of the Aviation Training Relocation Program.The ATR is designed to increase operational...
19 July 2017 EOD Techs Train for Explosive Situations MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conducted emergency destruct training at Target Island, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 14, 2017.The training allows the Marines to prepare for unexpected...