Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Welcome to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s official website. MCAS Iwakuni is the only Marine Corps installation on mainland Japan.
VMFA-323 arrives at MCAS Iwakuni
March 16, 2015
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan --

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., arrived here Feb. 12, as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

Lt. Col. Brian Schenk commands the "Death Rattlers," which consists of approximately 200 Marines and approximately 10 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.

The Death Rattlers replaced VMFA-115, which returned to MCAS Beaufort, S.C.


Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Public Affairs Office
Misumi-cho, Iwakuni City Yamaguchi Pref., Japan PSC 561 BOX 1868

Phone: 0827-79-5551
iwakuni.pao@usmc.mil