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Archive: March, 2015

MCCS host fishing tournament

Marine Corps Community Services aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted it’s second fishing tournament at the station harbor, March 28, 2015.MCCS began hosting the fishing tournaments this year and this time they invited members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.“We started these tournaments in hopes of having more fishing

Marines train to combat CBRN hazards

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense specialists aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted an initial Reconnaissance Surveillance and Decontamination course inside the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 facilities, March 27, 2015.CBRN defense specialists’ primary responsibility is to ensure their units are trained

Exchange New Car Sales makes car shopping easy for service members

The Exchange New Car Sales aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provides service members the opportunity to have a brand new car waiting for them when they go home.Through this program, service members can have a car customized with any features available to the vehicle and get it sent wherever they want, whenever they want.“What we

Marine Memorial Chapel supports station residents

The mission of the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwkauni, Japan, is to aid and enhance mission readiness by supporting emotional and spiritual fitness.Navy Lt. Latoya Zavala, acting command chaplain for MCAS Iwakuni, says she helps station residents overcome their dilemmas no matter how big or small.“Chaplains are available

Combat engineers pave the way to success

In the Marine Corps there are an abundance of Military Occupational Specialties varying from infantrymen to airborne and air delivery specialists.One of the revered MOSs in the Marine Corps are the combat engineers.Aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, the primary mission of combat engineers is to support Marine Aircraft Group 12 and

Commandant of the Marine Corps visits MCAS Iwakuni

Gen. Joseph Dunford, 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Ronald Green, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, paid a visit to the service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 24, 2015.Having only one day to spend aboard station, Dunford started his day with an all-hands brief at the Sakura Theater where he spoke

C-130 provide unique support for Marines

With the Marine Corps’ sudden deployments and need of support, the Lockheed KC-130J Hercules aircraft is an essential part of accomplishing missions.Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons, like VMGR-152, are in charge of operating the Marine Corps’ C-130 aircraft.“A lot of the missions that we do using the C-130 could be done by other aircraft,

VMGR-152 supports Reunion of Honor in Iwo To

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, provided transportation support for the 70th Iwo Reunion of Honor ceremony in Iwo To, formally known as Iwo Jima, March 21, 2015.VMGR-152 provided transportation for Marines, VIPs and vehicles to help bring together the reunion this

ITT makes travel easy for station residents

Information, Tours and Travel took 39 Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, residents on an African adventure during the Akiyoshido Cave & Safari Land trip, March 21, 2015.I am fairly new to ITT trips; to be honest, the Akiyoshido Cave and Safari Land trip was my first one, but I was far from disappointed.I wouldn’t call myself a barracks rat

Food service specialist prepare to unveil new Flightline Mess Hall

Food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are working diligently to ensure the new Flightline Mess Hall is fully operational by its opening day, slated for April 1, 2015.As part of the ongoing expansion of MCAS Iwakuni, the opening of the new Mess Hall is scheduled to help