16 July 2026 U.S. Forces and Allied Partners Strengthen Cooperation During CDDAR Exercise MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — For Marine Corps reservists, balancing civilian careers with military service can be challenging. From June 1 to June 5, one Marine from Marine Wing Support Squadron 472 participated in a Crash Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) exercise in Japan...
04 February 2026 Free and Open: U.S. Marines establish FARP operations at Tinian TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands — U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, traveled to Tinian to establish and operate a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) during an aviation training relocation program aimed at developing...
08 September 2025 U.S.-based F/A-18 Hornet squadron deploys to Japan MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — The U.S. Marine Corps deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit Deployment Program (UDP) on Sept. 8,...