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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Hush houses reduce noise in Iwakuni, Japan
December 14, 2015 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, reduces noise in the local area with the use of new hush houses.Aircraft operate during the day, so night is maintenance time. Using these hush house facilities allow nighttime testing to be conducted without the sound of the engines disturbing station residents or people in the local area outside of the MORE
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Jane Wayne Day makes spouses into recruits
May 16, 2015 — Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron along with Marine Aircraft Group 12 and subordinate squadrons hosted the 2015 Jane Wayne Day, May 16, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.Jane Wayne Day provides spouses and family of service members the opportunity to get a taste of Marine Corps training and experience a day in the life of a MORE
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VMFA(AW)-242 prepares to depart Southern Frontier
June 28, 2014 — As Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 nears its conclusion, service members with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 gathered for a mess night aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 28 to celebrate all the hard work the squadron accomplished.Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training exercise between the RAAF MORE
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Marines, sailors help Beswick community
June 21, 2014 — As part of Exercise Southern Frontier 2014, service members traveled to the Beswick Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia to assist in a community relations event, June 20.Exercise SF14 is being conducted in order to develop greater interoperability and a seamless response to regional crises. Greater collaboration between MORE
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Here comes the boom!
June 9, 2014 — Ordnance Marines with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, the “Marauders,” accepted the challenge to kick start Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 by building approximately 120 Mark-83 and Mk-84 general purpose bombs aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 9. Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training exercise between MORE
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The Bats arrive in Australia for Exercise Southern Frontier
June 5, 2014 — Service members with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, the “Bats,” with augments from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, arrived aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, June 5, to take part in Exercise Southern Frontier 2014.Southern Frontier is an annual bilateral training MORE
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New commanding officer takes charge of VMFA(AW)-242
May 23, 2014 — Lt. Col. Bruce D. Gordon relinquished command of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Lt. Col. Shawn M. Basco aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 23, 2014.Service members and station residents gathered to welcome the new commanding officer at Hangar 6030 aboard station.Gordon described his time in Iwakuni as “extremely MORE
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MCAS Iwakuni hosts Friendship Day 2014
May 5, 2014 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, opened its gates May 5, 2014, for Friendship Day, an event that allows visitors a chance to see the military installation and interact with American service members. Friendship Day has been one of the greatest opportunities for Japanese, near and far, to come aboard MCAS Iwakuni. Despite the weather forecast MORE
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BOOM! VMFA(AW)-242 ordnance helps bats drop bombs
February 20, 2014 — Ordnance Marines with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, are awake before the sun is up as they prepare to strap ordnance onto FA-18D Hornet aircrafts preparing to participate in a combined arms live fire exercise Feb. 20 during Exercise Cobra Gold 2014.CG 14 is a joint, MORE
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