04 August 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Receives New Flight Simulator MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, received a KC-130J flight simulator Aug. 2, 2016.The simulator is the last piece of equipment Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 had in Okinawa completing their move to MCAS Iwakuni and is the first...
20 July 2016 Marine Wing Support Squadron-171 Blasts through First Stage of Eagle Wrath 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, completed the first stage of Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 17, 2016.The annual exercise focuses on providing...
12 May 2016 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Simulates Aircraft Salvage Recovery HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 simulated aircraft salvage and recovery operations during exercise Thunder Horse 16.2 at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan, May 11, 2016. The exercise focuses on reinforcing skills that...
06 December 2016 Hokkaido Defense Bureau Hosts Conference with Marine Attack Squadron 542 Commanding Officer CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- The Hokkaido Defense Bureau hosted a press conference with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. John D. Ferguson, commanding officer for Marine Attack Squadron 542, in reference to this year’s Aviation Training Relocation Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2016. The press...
19 August 2016 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Medical Team Trains with Australian Search and Rescue Crew ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- As the thumping of the blades sliced through the air, U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Case, flight surgeon, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Juan Garcia, hospital corpsman assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, were lowered to the ground with a winch...
18 November 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Ready Group Takes Part in Vigilant Ace 17-1 OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 and other elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Osan Air Force Base, Korea, Nov. 15, 2016, to conduct unit level training and...
09 January 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is Recognized for Energy Efficiency MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni received the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy and Water Management Award via an All Navy Message (ALNAV) at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 16, 2016.MCAS Iwakuni earned gold installation status for the second year in a row...
02 February 2017 U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Tigertails Tread in New Territory MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 “Tigertails” arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 2, 2017.The Tigertails’ journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the air station is to support the strong,...
24 August 2016 Marine Squadrons Build Munitions during Southern Frontier ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia -- Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 bustled around the ammunition storage point as the sun beat down around them, but movements were cautious as they concentrated on the job at hand; building hundreds of thousands of pounds of...
31 January 2017 Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Completes Exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 HIROSHIMA, Japan -- U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 concluded exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1, Jan. 28, 2017, after training for a week at Japan Self-Defense Force’s Haramura Maneuver Area in Hiroshima, Japan.The exercise marked the completion of Phase II of the squadron’s annual...