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Archive: April, 2019

Americans learn Japanese history through Hiroshima Peace Park visit

Residents of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni visited the Hiroshima Peace Park in Hiroshima City, April 26, 2019.

Friendly neighborhood Single Marine Program

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (April 22, 2019) – The Single Marine Program (SMP) held their 5th annual Days of Service which took place from April 15-19 in various locations throughout Iwakuni City and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.

Deescalating future escalator incidents from escalating into heartbreaking tragedies

Deescalating future escalator incidents from escalating into heartbreaking tragedies

26.2 miles of farmland and fighter jets

Three hundred and sixty-one Japanese residents, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and U.S. service members ran through the flight line and residential areas of MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City, April 7, 2019.

USO Iwakuni supplies dresses to air station teens

The United Services Organization (USO) Iwakuni held an event for Status of Forces Agreement teens to try on and get a free dress at MCAS Iwakuni, March 30, 3019.

Seabees Can Do: NMCB-3 builds up MCAS Iwakuni

Several years ago MCAS Iwakuni saw the last of a rotational deployment of U.S. Navy Seabees. After what seemed to be the last iteration of Seabees, there’s a new face in town: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3.

Another grand slam for team USA-Japan

Sitting atop Atago Hills and overlooking the serene Japanese landscape and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, there’s a stadium where the best softball players in the U.S. can keep their eye on the gold while training for the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Planting pinwheels, growing prevention

U.S. service members, school teachers, Iwakuni Elementary School students and parents of students planted 1,500 blue and silver metallic pinwheels at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, March 28, 2019.

Running toward awareness

The Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) Iwakuni Behavioral Health Program hosted the 5th annual Color Me Aware Run at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, March 30, 2019.

MALS-12 conducts its own Lance Corporal Seminar

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12 conducted a Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, March 25-29, 2019.