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VMFA-323 arrives at MCAS Iwakuni
16 Mar 2015

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.


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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Misumi-cho, Iwakuni City Yamaguchi Pref., Japan PSC 561 BOX 1868