07 March 2019 U.S. Service Members Volunteer in Lantern Festival IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- U.S. service members with Marine Aircraft Group 12 volunteered during a lantern festival at the Go! Go! Track and Field at the Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni City, February 3, 2019.The event was hosted by the Blue Art Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising...
16 May 2019 Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Attend Japanese Driving Course IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- Residents from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni attended a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) driving course in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 11, 2019.The air station residents traveled to the Iwakuni Driving School to participate in driving and driving safety courses in...
23 August 2019 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Change of Command MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, (Aug. 23, 2019) -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the offgoing MCAS Iwakuni commanding officer, relinquished command to Col. Lance Lewis, the MCAS Iwakuni commanding officer, during a ceremony held at MCAS Iwakuni, Aug. 22, 2019.The ceremony took place in...
23 July 2019 Sound of Freedom; Nagi Town Officials Visit MCAS Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, hosted a Sound of Freedom Campaign with Nagi Town representatives at MCAS Iwakuni, July 17, 2019.The campaign consisted of a tour throughout the air station to...
27 February 2019 9th Annual US-Japan Friendship Concert Jeld in Iwakuni City IWAKUNI CITY, Japan -- The Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau hosted the 9th annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Feb. 23, 2019.The purpose of the concert was to strengthen understanding and collaboration with local residents within the vicinity of...
20 September 2018 Iwakuni City Local Leadership Walk to Show Unity IWAKUNI City, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCAS) and Iwakuni City leadership participated in the ninth Joint Leadership Walk in Iwakuni City, Japan, Sept. 19, 2018.The purpose of the event was to display and strengthen the existing relationship between the air station and Iwakuni...
07 May 2019 JMSDF, MCAS Iwakuni Take Friendship Day 2019 to New Altitudes MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- For more than four decades, live aircraft performances, hot food, cold beverages, and service members from the U.S. and Japan have created opportunities for new experiences and everlasting memories through a single-day air show which, over the years, has...
31 January 2019 Visitors from Suo-Oshima Present Air Station Students with Mikans MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools hosted a mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2019.Japanese farmers visited the school bearing mikans as gifts for the students. Mikans are a unique fruit to the country and...
27 July 2016 Ready Group Lands Down Under ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni,...
30 August 2016 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Gets Low during Southern Frontier ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 executed low-altitude tactics training during the last week of Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 2016.By integrating low-altitude tactics into the three...