Venom Thunder puts Iwakuni in limelight
December 14, 2001 — With the entire Marine Corps watching, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni threw itself into Venom Thunder with a vengeance, paving the way for a new type of counter chemical warfare training for the 21st century. The exercise, held Monday through today, tested the Station's ability to react to a chemical or biological incident while maintaining MORE
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Iwakuni Marine helps find Chosin Reservoir MIA ;;
December 7, 2001 — "I was digging with a little spoon and a little brush and I could tell I hit bone. I used the paintbrush and started moving away the dirt. I told the anthropologist, 'I think I found a skull?!" - Staff Sgt. Crawford Quick Deep within North Korea, there lies a place commonly referred to as the "Frozen Chosin." Americans last stepped foot in MORE
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Iwakuni launches defense exercise
December 7, 2001 — All eyes will be on Iwakuni Monday as the Station kicks off a counter chemical warfare training exercise that may become standard operating procedure for the entire Marine Corps. The exercise, which runs through Friday, is being held to test the Station's ability to react to a chemical or biological incident, and to act as the cornerstone for other MORE
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Inspirational service adds spiritual diversity
December 7, 2001 — A new religious service recently added at the Marine Memorial Chapel is designed to serve an audience that may not have be vice, held Sundays at 12:30 p.m., is part of an ongoing effort by the base chaplains to meet the religious needs of a wider range of Station residents. "There's a liturgical, or traditional service, along with a contemporary MORE
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Ambassadors entertain Iwakuni community
December 7, 2001 — In the tradition of showmanship made famous by Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, the Harlem Ambassadors matched gags with sheer hoop talent, defeating the Iwakuni All-Stars 87-42 in an exhibition basketball game at the Main Gym Sunday. Though the match against the All-Stars, made up of service members from around the MORE
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Lucky statues a Japanese favorite
December 7, 2001 — Statues of cats and Tanuki, raccoon dogs, are found in shops everywhere in Japan. These lucky statues of Maneki Neko and Tanuki are two of Japan's most popular good luck charms. Maneki Neko is a small statue of a cat with its paw raised, which gestures in Japanese fashion, to invite customers to come into the shop and spend money. On the cat's MORE
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NBC warfare turns to zones
December 7, 2001 — To better prepare the Station to deal with a chemical incident or attack, a new 13-zone chemical defense system was devised to replace the Marine Corps' old procedures for dealing with Nuclear Biological Chemical defense. Iwakuni is the test-bed of the new program, and the Station will help determine its effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses. MORE
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Keep the gift of life
December 7, 2001 — December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention month and each year the focus is to increase awareness and prevent occurrences from stealing our most precious resource - our people. The theme for this years campaign is "Give The Gift Of Life," with the very simple message that drinking and driving is a crime that kills! Did you know MORE
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SMP helps single Marines during holidays
November 30, 2001 — While the holiday season is a time for celebration, for many single and unaccompanied Marines and Sailors it is also one of their first times away from their families during the holidays. The Single Marine Program, located in the Hornet's Nest, is offering a variety of programs for the Station's single and unaccompanied service members for this MORE
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Samurai deserve congratulations
November 30, 2001 — I think congratulations and a "job well done" are in order for the Matthew C. Perry Samurai high school football team and coaching staff. The season was short, but long in respect to attitude. When the team started up, there were only a few players signed on to play. There weren't even enough players to field a special teams squad! The coaching MORE
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