IWAKUNI, Japan – Marine Aircraft Group 12’s Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 pilots launched four F/A-18D Hornet jets from the runway here May 19 to conduct ongoing simulated air-to-air combat training with elements of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. VMFA(AW)-242 wrapped up its third week of the newly implemented air to-air training with the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Service members, station residents find peace through Zen Meditation, Buddhist scripture
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Japan is abundant in cultural experiences and historical sites, which may be new to many service members and station residents. It might be difficult to experience them all in just one two-year tour, but not far from Iwakuni is a spiritual journey waiting to be discovered by those who … Continue reading
NCOs awarded for extraordinary leadership
IWAKUNI, Japan – Marines of Combat Logistics Company 36 had a reason to celebrate leadership when two of its noncommissioned officers were presented with Navy and Marine Corps Association Leadership awards here, April 29. Members of the Navy and Marine Corps Association select peer-nominated service members every year to receive the leadership awards. The leadership … Continue reading
Competitors muscle through competition
IWAKUNI, Japan – Sixteen Marines, sailors and station personnel put their strength to the test during the annual Iwakuni Strongman Competition at the Penny Lake field here, April 30. Marine Corps Community Services and the Wellness and Fitness Center here hosted the event by providing all equipment, energy bars, water and Gatorade for competitors, volunteers … Continue reading
Children nab, bag colorful candy-filled eggs
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — More than 300 children and parents showed up to participate in the 8th Annual Iwakuni Easter Egg Hunt at the IronWorks Gym sports courts here Saturday. The Youth and Teen Center hosted the event by providing goodie bags and more than 2,000 colorful candy-filled eggs for children to collect … Continue reading
Iwakuni Marines take care of community for Earth Day
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Since 1997, Japan has enforced the Law for the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging, which requires consumers to follow sorting guidelines and dispose of their waste in an organized fashion. As residents in the Japanese community, the air station recognizes the month of April … Continue reading
Marines conduct tier 3 DADT repeal training
IWAKUNI, Japan – President Barack Obama signed The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act Dec. 22, 2010, which set the conditions for the repeal of the U.S. military’s DADT policy. The law is slated to be repealed 60 days after the president, Secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff certify … Continue reading
Wake Island Avengers take on Japan
IWAKUNI, Japan – Marine Aircraft Group 12 welcomed Marine-Attack Squadron 211 into its hangars here April 6 as the squadron nears the end of its Western Pacific deployment. The squadron arrived here as part of the Unit Deployment Program, a program implemented to allow the mobilization of units and squadrons to various countries throughout the … Continue reading
Chiefs changing lives since 1893
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNIA, Japan — More than 50 local Navy service members celebrated 118 years of leadership here April 1 to acknowledge the impact chief petty officers have on the growth of young sailors and the naval service as a whole. The U.S. Navy chief petty officer status includes three ranks: chief petty … Continue reading
Iwakuni supports VMGR-152 during Operation Tomodachi night, day
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — The air was cold, the sky was dark and the time neared 2100 in Iwakuni when one of eight Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 KC-130J aircraft returned here from Sendai, Japan, March 24. Marines aboard KC-130J aircraft departed here 12 hours prior to continue their mission to … Continue reading
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