Exercise Habu Sentinel 16 tests Marines’ CBRN response capabilities
June 8, 2016 — Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Element Marines from 3rd Marine Division, CBRN defense platoon, Headquarters Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, tested their operational capabilities during exercise Habu Sentinel 16 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, from May 30 to June 8, 2016. As the annual capstone MORE
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Crew chiefs master their skills at Kodiak Mace
June 6, 2016 — U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 improved their technical skills as crew chiefs while operating aboard the KC-130J Hercules at Joint-Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Exercise Kodiak Mace, May 23-27, 2016.Exercise Kodiak Mace is an annual event designed for Marines to grow their technical skills, operate in a MORE
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"Sumos" train in defensive aerial maneuvers
June 6, 2016 — Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conducted tactical air navigation drills in support of Exercise Kodiak Mace at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 26, 2016. Exercise Kodiak Mace is an annual exercise designed to give U.S. Marines the opportunity to train in MORE
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Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 air drops soldiers, supplies
June 6, 2016 — Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, practiced aerial-drop exercises at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in support of Exercise Kodiak Mace May 25, 2016. Exercise Kodiak Mace is an annual exercise designed to give U.S. Marines the opportunity to train with the U.S. MORE
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Junior Recruit Day shapes youth
April 9, 2016 — Military families and children encompass an integral support system for Marines and sailors. Children of service member’s assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12 dependent children participated in Junior Recruit Day at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 8, 2016. MORE
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Japanese service members enhance English skills with Marines
March 18, 2016 — Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 13th Brigade Headquarters on Camp Kaitaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, participated in a three-day English seminar held at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 15-17, 2016. MORE
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Ambassador Kennedy makes first visit to MCAS Iwakuni
January 28, 2016 — Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, made her first official visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2016.Kennedy visited to gain a better understanding of MCAS Iwakuni’s community and witness the ongoing transformation of the air station through the multitude of construction projects, which costs more MORE
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VMGR-152 Marines receive on-the-job training
January 26, 2016 — Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, attended familiarization training on airdrop kits Jan. 26, 2016.Using an airdrop kit, open discussion and hands-on learning, Sgt. Chris McClellan, KC-130J Super Hercules crew master with VMGR-152, educated a handful of crew masters and Marines in 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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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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