Fighting Bengals arrive at MCAS Iwakuni
October 15, 2015 — 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 six-month deployment away from a unit’s United States homebase.The mission of a VMFA(AW) is to MORE
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Ground breaking ceremony represents U.S. - Japan relations
October 15, 2015 — Government of Japan and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni officials gathered for the ground breaking ceremony of Atagoyama Baseball Field in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015.The Government of Japan purchased Atagoyama in March of 2012 in support of the Iwakuni Runway Relocation Project. The site provided the dirt and sand used to construct MORE
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Survey helps determine residents’ overseas housing allowance
October 5, 2015 — Service members currently residing off-base may benefit from taking the annual overseas housing allowance utility expenses survey for Japan, available until Oct. 16, 2015.OHA is an entitlement for service members stationed overseas and participants play a critical role in providing information that directly impacts the allowance paid to members. MORE
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Station residents volunteer for Special Olympics Hiroshima
October 4, 2015 — Station residents volunteered for the Special Olympics Hiroshima held at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 4, 2015.On July 20, 1968, Eunice Shriver founded the Special Olympics and it became officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1988. This program provides year-round training for upcoming competitions in a MORE
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MCAS Iwakuni residents run for awareness
October 3, 2015 — Residents participated in the second annual Color Me Awareness Run, coordinated by Behavioral Health and Health Promotions, to raise awareness for three important causes at Penny Lake Field at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 3, 2015.Volunteers stationed throughout the course had buckets of colored powder that they threw at MORE
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MCAS Iwakuni celebrates Energy Action Month
October 1, 2015 — From training to logistics, on base to the battlefield, energy is vital to the U.S. Marine Corps. On Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, construction of new facilities is in full swing, bringing with it new sources of energy consumption.The air station is celebrating national Energy Action Month this October to promote energy efficiency and MORE
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Iwakuni hosts evacuation exercise
September 30, 2015 — Station units conducted a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise inside the IronWorks Gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 30, 2015.This operation is conducted to evacuate endangered personnel to include: noncombatants, nonessential military personnel, selected host-nation citizens and third country nationals, from MORE
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Marines bond with preschoolers
September 29, 2015 — Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteered to play with preschoolers at Kawashimo Preschool in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Sept. 29, 2015.Preschoolers welcomed the volunteers with a dance performance. The children took turns in the center of the playground to show the volunteers their dances.“Doing this is a lot of MORE
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U.S. Forces Japan commander reconnects with Japanese service members who saved his life
September 29, 2015 — 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, during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 29, 2015. Rear Adm. Naoki MORE
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Building bonds: Suo-Oshima hosts friendship soccer meet
September 27, 2015 — Children from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participated in the Japan-U.S. Friendship Kid's Soccer Event coordinated by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau at the Suo-Oshima Town Athletics Track and Field, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 27, 2015.This annual event serves as a way for American and Japanese children to interact with each MORE
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