17 January 2018 Marine Wing Support Squadron -171 Back at it Again with Kamoshika Wrath HARAMURA, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) completed exercise Kamoshika Wrath 18-1 at Training Area 7 in Haramura, Japan, January 13, 2018.Kamoshika Wrath offered the Marines opportunities to construct a vertical take-off landing pad, conduct zone reconnaissance...
05 December 2017 US Ambassador to Japan Makes First Visit to MCAS Iwakuni, Iwakuni City MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, japan -- U.S. Navy personnel with Carrier Air Wing 5 arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 4-5, 2017.The squadrons arrived as part as the CVW-5 relocation from Naval Air Facility Atsugi to MCAS Iwakuni.Approximately 700 service members were...
16 August 2017 Marine Returns Japanese WWII Flag to Original Family HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture, Japan -- Deep within the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, in a small farming village hidden away from the fast-paced city life, the family of a fallen Japanese soldier eagerly waited for the return of a precious heirloom. For the first time in 73 years, the Yasue...
13 July 2017 Marines Participate in Live-fire Weapons Training at Fuji, Japan COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed phase two of Eagle Wrath 2017 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 10, 2017.Phase two consisted of conducting live-fire...
23 June 2017 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Aviation Cadets Learn about Marine Aviation MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviation training students in the Junior Officer Exchange Program visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 21, 2017.Students with the 67 Aviation Cadet Basic Training, a part of Ozuki Aviation Training...
04 October 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Kicks Off Exercise Kamashika Wrath HARAMURE,Japan -- Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, kicked off exercise Kamashika Wrath at Haramura, Japan, Sept. 30, 2017.The exercise allows Marines to test mission performance and meet training requirements by placing them in...
08 June 2017 Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 Says Sayonara to Japan MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 departed Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 31, 2017, as part of the Unit Deployment Program.Based out of Yuma, Arizona, VMA-311 is expected to be the last AV-8B Harrier squadron forward deployed to MCAS...
17 November 2017 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 Trains to Fuel Airpower in Contaminated Environments MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 trained to keep aircraft in the fight while working inside a simulated-hazardous environment at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017.The Marines conducted hot refuel on F-35B...
11 September 2017 Recovery Marines Install M-31 Arresting Gear MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aircraft recovery conducted an annual certification on M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Aircraft arresting gear at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2017.After being removed for...
13 June 2017 U.S. Marines and Sailors Hold Shipboard Live-Fire Drill, Continue Integration on Deployment MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Marines conducted the third annual High Intensity Tactical Training championship preliminaries at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 9, 2017.The event brought together the Marine Corps’ toughest male and female athletes to face off in...