Youth Cultural Exchange Program allows chances to make new friends
July 30, 2013 — Japanese children from the Minamigouchi and Kitagouchi Iwakuni city branches arrived aboard station with their parents to spend the day with American children at the School Age Care Center here, as part of a Youth Cultural Exchange Program July 30, 2013.Joining the children were teens from Youth and Teen Center, and staff members from Camp MORE
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Marines, sailors help build earth buckets
July 27, 2013 — Marines and sailors who participated in exercise Asan Fury 2013 worked hard and took advantage of the great training opportunities, some went above and beyond by donating their time off and giving back to the community.A total of eight volunteers gave up part of their Saturday to help build earth bucket kits with Island Girl Power, a group in Guam MORE
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Leah Daugherty wins women's division of Mount Fuji Ascent Race, talks about running
July 26, 2013 — Sweating, arms pumping, and the sight of an untouched finish line closer than 20 feet away, Leah Daugherty is focused on concluding the Mount Fuji Ascent race in Japan, July 26, 2013.Leah Daugherty admits that her gift of running is a blessing, but also with that gift, she put forth hard work and dedication that led to life changing experiences. MORE
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IPAC: who’s pulling the strings?
July 25, 2013 — Throughout the military services, there are administrative specialists who handle and process most, if not all, of the administrative paperwork pertaining to each individual servicemember. Though all servicemembers must, at some point, meet with an administrative specialist, not all are familiar with what they do, don’t do, can and cannot do.“We MORE
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H&HS embraces Marine Corps' heritage at Iwo Jima
July 24, 2013 — Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron visited the historic shores of Iwo Jima July 24, 2013, for a period of military education on the role the island played in Marine Corps history and tradition. Iwo Jima was renamed Iwo To by the Japanese government in 2007.A group of more than 60 Marines, sailors and Seabees landed on a MORE
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Supervisor number two: Asaeda runs other half of kitchen
July 20, 2013 — One of the past stories in this series took a look into Seiji Shoya, Club Iwakuni supervisor, but he was only one of the supervisors at Club Iwakuni.Our last chef in this series is Yasumobu Asaeda, Club Iwakuni supervisor, who is responsible for supervising one half of the entire kitchen, and just like Shoya, he can perform any task in the MORE
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In every clime and place, chaplains follows Marines abroad
July 19, 2013 — Marines face adversity throughout their careers. Often times these struggles come on deployments, but there is someone who is always willing to help.Despite their backgrounds, beliefs or jobs, Marines and sailors have religious needs that must be met. The ones who meet those needs are chaplains.“The basic mission of the Chaplain Corps is to provide MORE
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Seahorse Soccer Camp teaches sports fundamentals
July 18, 2013 — Children aboard station laughed and played while learning the fundamentals of soccer during the Seahorse Soccer Camp held at Penny Lake Field here, July 16-18, 2013.During the three day camp, children practiced proper ball handling, goalkeeping and the most important aspect to any sport; teamwork."It's very fun because they're teaching us how to MORE
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Don’t let a child's knowledge get set back, crack open a paperback
July 17, 2013 — Children along with their parents participated in a scavenger hunt as a part of the summer reading program, Have Book – Will Travel, inside the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Library July 17, 2013.The purpose of the summer reading program is to help children continue reading and increase their knowledge through the summer, while they are between MORE
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CLC-36 arrives in Fuji, ready to begin Dragon Fire 2013
July 13, 2013 — Combat Logistics Company 36 Marines and sailorsarrived at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 8, to begin Exercise Dragon Fire 2013.Dragon Fire 13 is CLC-36’s annual Battle Skills Training exercise that focuses on improving the individual and collective combat skills of CLC-36 Marines and sailors with an emphasis on weapons MORE
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