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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Spirits run high with Jingle Bell Jog
December 18, 2015 — Residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, flaunted their holiday spirit during the Jingle Bell Jog at the IronWorks Gym Dec. 18, 2015.Service members and their families dressed in festive holiday attire as they ran a mile through the station chanting cadences, singing carols and spreading their holiday cheer throughout the MORE
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MWSS-171 Marines receive HAZWOPER training
December 18, 2015 — Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 participated in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 14-18, 2015.The Marines attended a 40-hour course that taught them how to respond in the case of an emergency and how to operate safely around hazardous materials, waste, MORE
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Volunteers bring Christmas spirit to nursing home
December 16, 2015 — The Marine Memorial Chapel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, coordinated a community relations event where seventeen volunteers visited the Vita Nursing Home in Iwakuni Dec. 16, 2015.The visit provided volunteers the opportunity to experience Japanese culture, lend a helping hand and further cement the U.S. and Japan relationship.“We were MORE
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M.C. Perry holds holiday Literacy Night
December 15, 2015 — Students of Matthew C. Perry Elementary School gathered in the cafeteria for a night of reading, snacks and holiday cheer during Literacy Night at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 15, 2015.The purpose of Literacy Night is to encourage students to read in their spare time by making it more of an enjoyable hobby rather than a daunting 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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Service members head to beach for cleanup
December 12, 2015 — Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan combed Katazoe Beach on Oshima Island for debris during the Oshima Cleanup Dec. 12, 2015. Marine Aircraft Group 12 Chaplain’s office and the Single Marine Program coordinated the cleanup, gathering approximately 90 volunteers from units across the air station.Lance Cpl. Emily Egan, water MORE
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MCAS Iwakuni residents build bonds in Tsuzu
December 12, 2015 — Residents with the Youth and Teen Center at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participated in Cultural Day in Tsuzu, Dec. 12, 2015.This cultural exchange provides both the American and Japanese communities an opportunity to interact, learn about each other’s culture, and make new friends through games, food, and arts and crafts.The event MORE
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Evacuation exercise prepares station residents
December 11, 2015 — Station residents participated in a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015.This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host-foreign nation to a safe location. Evacuees include noncombatants, nonessential military personnel, select host-nation MORE
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Night training gets K-9 out of 10
December 9, 2015 — Marines with the Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit conducted night training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 9, 2015.Military working dogs are trained in multiple abilities such as locating narcotics or explosives and conducting patrol work. The K-9’s are also trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building MORE
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