Shoemake tops quarterly chef competition
September 24, 2015 — Food service specialist Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron displayed their culinary skills during the Chef of the Quarter competition at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 24, 2015.The rich smell of delicately cooked foods filled the R.G. Robinson Mess Hall as Marines prepared meals of their choice to present during the MORE
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Station residents attend Japanese Calligraphy Brush Festival, Museum
September 23, 2015 — Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, ventured to Kumano Town in Hiroshima Prefecture, for the annual Japanese Calligraphy Brush Festival, Sept. 23, 2015.The cultural adaption program aboard station coordinated this event to provide service members and their families a chance to travel beyond the installations gates and experience MORE
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English seminar bolsters U.S., Japan relationship
September 14, 2015 — Six translators with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force participated in an English seminar at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 14-15, 2015.Staff Sgt. Robert Durham, operations manager for American Force Network Iwakuni, and Sgt. Antonio Rubio, a combat correspondent with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, instructed the two-day MORE
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Station residents, Japanese locals interact at Info Expo
September 12, 2015 — Station residents gathered information and interacted with Japanese locals at the Info Expo inside the Club Iwakuni Ballroom aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 12, 2015.The Info Expo gave station residents a glimpse of not only services inside the gates but what Iwakuni City and the surrounding areas have to offer. Tourist MORE
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Matthew C. Perry schools remember 9/11, walk in silence
September 11, 2015 — Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students walked in silence during their 9/11 Remembrance Walk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2015.Beginning at 9:11 a.m. led by the M. C. Perry High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps color guard and a Provost Marshal’s Office patrol car, this is the third annual MORE
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Marine Memorial Chapel 9/11 remembrance service honors fallen
September 11, 2015 — Station residents honored the fallen heroes from 14 years ago during the 9/11 remembrance service at Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 11, 2015.In honor of the 14th anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks on the nation, some visited the memorial at ground zero, others attended memorial parades and MORE
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Marines honor fallen firefighters
September 9, 2015 — One by one, Marines and firefighters climbed the training tower during a 9/11 remembrance climb aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 9, 2015, to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11.Participants included Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, the Provost Marshal's Office and the Special Reaction Team Marines with Headquarters and MORE
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MWSS-171 supports Exercise Forest Light 16-1
September 7, 2015 — Marines and sailors with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 6, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1.Exercise Forest Light Exercise is a semi-annual exercise designed to enhance to cohesion between U.S. and Japanese forces through bilateral combat MORE
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Service members clean Kintai, polishing U.S.-Japan friendship
September 4, 2015 — Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteered with the Single Marine Program to clean the Kintai-area in Iwakuni, Japan, Sep. 4, 2015.Various organizations and tenant units aboard the air station foster the friendship between the U.S. and Japan by conducting these community relations events each year.“Today we are MORE
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Harbor Operations personnel conduct boat training
September 2, 2015 — Harbor Operations personnel conducted boat training and qualifications aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 2, 2015.The purpose for the harbor operations is oil response and harbor security. This training focused on security operations enabling response teams to respond to a crisis in a timely and effective manner.Training started MORE
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