Hiroshima Youth and Teen Center trip brightens holiday spirits
December 23, 2015 — Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, visited the Hiroshima Botanical Garden in Hiroshima City, Japan as part of a Youth and Teen Center trip Dec. 23, 2015.The Botanical Garden Winter Illumination is an annual event held every weekend and national holiday in December to celebrate the festive month and spread Christmas cheer.“The purpose MORE
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Postal Marines provide swift holiday mailing services
November 30, 2015 — Marines at the post office now provide mobile post office locations to station residents at Marine Corps Air station. The mobile post office locations offer convenient drop-off areas for customers to send Iwakuni, Japan, from Nov. 30 - Dec. 11, 2015.their holiday mail while also meeting the U.S. postal service mailing deadlines.“The main focus was MORE
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MCCS hosts Jingle Bell Jog aboard MCAS Iwakuni
December 19, 2014 — Kris Kringles, reindeers, elves and other participants in festive outfits stretched and tightened jingle bells to their laces. With a burst of confetti, racers took off with holiday cheer as they began the Jingle Bell Jog, Dec. 19, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Marine Corps Community Services hosted the Jingle Bell Jog to MORE
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U.S., Japan students make music
December 15, 2014 — Matthew C. Perry Schools, Higashi Junior High School and Agenosho Elementary School students performed in a holiday concert, Dec. 15, 2014, at the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.This event is the first time the Japanese and American children performed together this year. “Initially, this event was made for the MORE
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Station members give angels holiday spirit
December 17, 2010 — A crowd gathered Dec. 18th for the arrival of 51 Japanese orphans from the Yahata Children’s home for the 6th Annual MCX Angel Tree Gift Exchange held at the Marine Corps Exchange here.The community was given the opportunity to select angels from the MCX angel tree with a child’s name and age. “My husband and I initially picked a 5 year-old,” said MORE
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Station to celebrate as America turns 234
July 2, 2010 — When you joined the military, you knew the life-changing implications that were going to take place. What you didn’t know was the endless sacrifices and stresses you and your family was going to endure. But don’t forget what exactly those sacrifices stand for.We fight to answer the call of terrorism. We fight for honor. We fight so that our MORE
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Easter bunny visits Iwakuni
April 9, 2010 — The Defense Commissary Agency held its annual local community Easter egg hunt at the commissary here March 27.Karen C. Chaney, commissary store director here, said with the help of the station’s commissary employees and their industry partners, the 2010 annual Easter egg hunt went as planned.“I think the event went well,” said Chaney. “The children MORE
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