08 May 2017 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day Exhibits US - Japan Alliance MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, opened its gates to approximately 210,000 guests for the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017.Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster...
07 April 2017 Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 Conducts Hot Reloads MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conducted hot-reload exercises at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 6, 2017.This signified the first time the squadron loaded ordnance onto a running F-35B Lightning II aircraft at the air...
02 December 2016 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Team Trains for Decontamination MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic hazardous materials, or hazmat, team conducted decontamination training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 1, 2016.The hazmat teams train so they can appropriately handle people who have been...
28 April 2017 Exercise MAX THUNDER 17 Comes to a Close KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 concluded Exercise MAX THUNDER 17 with U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force units at Kunsan Air Base, ROK, April 27, 2017.Max Thunder is an exercise built to promote interoperability between U.S. and ROK...
01 October 2015 U.S. Forces Japan Commander Reconnects with Japanese Service Members Who Saved His Life MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, set aside time to reconnect with the courageous Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members who saved his life over two decades ago,...
22 October 2015 Fighting Bengals Arrive at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, the “Fighting Bengals,” arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 7, 2015.The squadron came to the station from MCAS Beaufort, N.C., in support of the unit deployment program, which is a...
31 July 2015 Service Members Enhance Land Navigation Skills COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan - Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Company 36 refreshed their land navigation skills during Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 27.CLC-36 conducts this exercise annually to ensure their Marines and...
10 August 2015 Combat Logistics Company Improves Service Members' Combat Readiness Combat Logistics Company 36 Marines and augments returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 4, from Exercise Dragon Fire 2015 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan.Throughout the monthlong exercise, service members participated in various live-fire exercises including:...
17 November 2014 Marine Squadrons Support of Exercise Max Thunder 14-2 Service members with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 and Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, currently part of the Unit Deployment Program with Marine Aircraft Group 12, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 13, 2014, in...
17 September 2014 VMFA-122 Marine Comes Home during Distant Frontier For most members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, coming to Alaska is a unique and exciting adventure they have never experienced before. It is home to the tallest peak in North America, Mt. McKinley, as well as being the only state within the Arctic Circle, both of which are within a day trip...