28 March 2016 New Commercial Flights Come to Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport Use Promotion Council and distinguished guests celebrated the addition of two new flights to the facility, March 27, 2016. The celebration included an Eisaa Okinawa Drum Demonstration, a Ryuky-Koku-Matsuri Daiko Drum performance and a ribbon cutting...
04 December 2015 Japanese Defense Minister Visits MCAS Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Japanese Defense Minister, Gen Nakatani, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015, during his tour through the U.S. Pacific Command and its component commands.This visit provided Nakatani the opportunity to meet station officials...
21 July 2016 Two MC-130J Aircraft Set Wheels on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, U.S. Airmen with the 353rd Special Operations Group stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma,...
12 July 2018 Secretary of the Navy, US Forces Japan, III MEF Leadership Visit Iwakuni MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, deputy commander of U.S. Forces Japan, and other high ranking U.S. military staff...
05 June 2018 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Leadership Hosts First Sound of Freedom Campaign MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, hosted 23 Iwakuni City council members for the air station’s first Sound of Freedom Campaign at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June, 1, 2018.The campaign...
20 July 2017 USMC Red Devils Rumble from Above, Train Alongside JASDF Allies JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Marines Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 continues to conduct simulated air-to-air combat flights with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at JASDF Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 14, 2017.VMFA-232 is conducting exercises with the JASDF...
02 October 2017 VMFA-251 Pilots Maintain Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Equipment Skills during Training Drills MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, also known as the “Thunderbolts”, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina, continue to showcase unit readiness through training for every possible scenario, while forward deployed to MCAS...
26 February 2018 U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert Showcases Harmony Between Two Nations Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni students united with local Japanese students for the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24, 2018.The event allowed students from different cultures to come together to perform and have the...
02 August 2016 America's Squadron Defend Themselves during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed the culminating event during exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 29, 2016.The purpose...
11 May 2018 Iwakuni Marines Rescue Boat Passengers at Kintai Bridge MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Cherry blossom petals fell at their feet as they strolled alongside the Nishiki River, drinking popular Japanese drinks while hundreds of smiling faces take photos near the Kintaikyo Bridge.U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dawson Hatzman, an engineer assistant, and...