Jul 28 2021

V-22 Osprey and C-146 Wolfhound aircraft staged on MCAS Iwakuni

Cpl. Mitchell Austin

V-22 Osprey aircraft are staged on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 20, 2021. MCAS Iwakuni is capable of serving as an important staging point for outside aircraft operations and movements. The aircraft were flown from Okinawa, Japan to MCAS Iwakuni as a precautionary measure against Typhoon In-Fa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Jul 28 2021

Personnel with the 836th Transport Battalion load cargo onto USNS Fisher

Lance Cpl. Darien Wright

Personnel with the 836th Transport Battalion, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), load cargo onto the USNS Fisher aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, July 19, 2021, as part of ORIENT SHEILD 21-2 (OS21-2). OS 21-2 is the largest field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), including approximately 1,400 U.S. personnel and 1,600 JGSDF personnel. MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support such an exercise because of the station’s co-located airfield and deep-water port. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Darien Wright)

Jul 28 2021

U.S. women's Olympic fencing team departs Iwakuni City

Lance Cpl. Kevin Alarcon

Iwakuni City Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda gives the U.S. women’s Olympic fencing team departing remarks at the Iwakuni Kintaikyo airport, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 19, 2021. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni provided lodging and practice facilities for the team and coordinated with the local city to ensure U.S. athletes and their support teams were provided ample opportunities to train while minimizing risk of exposure to COVID-19. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kevin Alarcon)

Jul 28 2021

Honoring Traditions

Lance Cpl. Darien Wright

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 36 hosted a mess night aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 9, 2021. CLC 36 held the event in order to promote unit cohesion, camaraderie, and esprit de corps. Mess nights are an important part of Marine Corps tradition that allow Marines and Sailors to reflect on their history and honor traditions.

Jul 14 2021

MCAS Iwakuni showcases a F-35B Lightning II static display for JMSDF leadership

Cpl. Mitchell Austin

Marine Corps Col. Derek Brannon, commanding officer of Marine Air Group (MAG) 12, greets Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commanding officer of Fleet Air Wing 31 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 13, 2021. The display, provided by MAG-12, was intended to showcase the aircraft and its capabilities to JMSDF leadership stationed at MCAS Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Jul 01 2021

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache pilots take flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Cpl. Mitchell Austin

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache pilots prepare for flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 29, 2021, as part of ORIENT SHIELD 21-2 (OS 21-2). OS 21-2 is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), with approximately 1,400 U.S personnel and 1,600 JGSDF personnel in participation. With both its air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Jun 30 2021

MCAS Iwakuni supports ORIENT SHIELD 21

Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin

U.S. Army soldiers with U.S. Army Transportation Battalion direct an AH-64 Apache aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 24, 2021, as part of ORIENT SHIELD 21-2 (OS 21-2). OS 21-2 is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), with approximately 1,400 U.S personnel and 1,600 JGSDF personnel in participation. With both it’s air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Jul 01 2021

U.S. Marines with Air Traffic Control conduct an Assault Landing Zone training

Cpl. Mitchell Austin

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nahla Tadjvar, an Air Traffic Controller (ATC), observes a C-130 conducting a touch-and-go landing aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan, June 27, 2021. The Assault Landing Zone training was designed for junior ATC Marines and C-130 pilots to rehearse short-field landings and the rapid insertion of forces and logistics support, allowing them to practice flexibly operating in austere environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Jun 24 2021

MCAS Iwakuni safety office presents Hamada Coast Guard water safety brief

Lance Cpl. Darien Wright

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, Commanding Officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, gives a speech during a water safety brief developed by the Hamada Coast Guard Office at Sakura Theater aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 11, 2021. The brief was conducted to bring awareness to the dangers of open water swimming and to provide service members with the knowledge to keep themselves safe as they prepare for the summer season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Darien Wright)