Apr 14 2021

MCAS Iwakuni Legal Support Services Team wins Commandant’s Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance

Lance Cpl. Triton Lai

The Legal Support Services Team (LSST) aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni virtually receives the 2020 Commandant's Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2021. The LSST was recognized for providing a greater quality of service to residents on the air station compared to other Marine Corps installations, despite the small size of their office. This was the first time the air station won the award. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Apr 14 2021

MCAS Iwakuni hosts food service specialists' culinary competition

Lance Cpl. Trista Whited

Takao Tatsugawa, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Simon, right, food service specialists with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, pose for a photo aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, March 31, 2021. Simon and Tatsugawa placed first in a competition where food service specialists competed for the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine Corps Food Service Specialist of the Quarter aboard MCAS Iwakuni. The competition consisted of three teams, with one visiting from Camp Foster, Okinawa, displaying their creativity and skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Apr 14 2021

Lance Corporal Seminar conducts Physical Training event

Lance Cpl. Triton Lai

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Roberto Lopez, sergeant major of Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, gives a speech to Marines attending the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Lance Corporal Seminar before a Physical Training event at the Kintai Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan, March 18, 2021. Lance Corporal Seminar is a week-long event that trains Lance Corporals in the knowledge of Marine Corps leadership fundamentals.

Apr 14 2021

Unit Feature: CLC-36

Lance Cpl. Trista Whited

U.S. Marine Cpl. Edgar Martinez, left, a refrigeration/air conditioning technician, and Cpl. Ja’kove McCullum, a motor transport welder with Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 36, attach parts from an old engine to a new engine for the John Deere Tractor, Rubber tired, Articulated steering, Multi purpose (TRAM) unit aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 22, 2021. CLC-36 is home to the air station’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services, formerly known as the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office or DRMO, where units aboard MCAS Iwakuni take items and equipment that they no longer use to be recycled or repurposed. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Mar 21 2021

Chapel Employee Retires After Dedicating 40 Years to the Marine Corps

Lance Cpl. Trista Whited

Noriko Yamada, an administrative specialist with the station chapel, speaks about her time working aboard the air station during her retirement ceremony held aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021. Yamada retired after working for more than 40 years as an administrative specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Mar 11 2021

U.S. Navy Sailors with Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, DET-5, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) conduct an airfield firefighting exercise

Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin

U.S. Navy Sailors with Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, DET-5, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) conduct an airfield firefighting exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, March 9, 2021. Squadrons with CVW-5 are required to complete regular fire fighting training to meet deployment requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Mar 02 2021

Col. Lance Lewis and Yoshihiko Fukuda co-sign Atago Humanitarian Assistance Local Implementation Agreement

Lance Cpl. Triton Lai

Yoshihiko Fukuda, left, Iwakuni Fire Administrator, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, right, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, participate in the signing of the Atago Humanitarian Assistance Local Implementation Agreement (LIA) at the Iwakuni Regional Firefighting Organization, Mar. 1, 2021. The LIA authorizes local, off-base first responders to transit through the Atago Hills base housing area while responding to emergency conditions and other humanitarian cases.

Mar 02 2021

MCAS Iwakuni's Far East Culinary Arts Visual Showcase

Lance Cpl. Triton Lai

Students at M.C. Perry High School participate in the Far East Culinary Arts Visual Showcase aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 25, 2021. Far East Culinary Arts is a cooking competition normally held in person in Tokyo as groups of four students compete against other Pacific East schools. Each team must make a three-course meal in 60 minutes. This year, due to COVID-19, the format was altered and was held virtually at each school with single competitors or teams of two making an entrée and dessert. The students do not know all of their ingredients until right before the clock starts. This year’s 1st place winner of the Far East Culinary Arts was Apache Kahn. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Feb 14 2021

JGSDF V-22 Ospreys arrive at MCAS Iwakuni (B-Roll)

Video by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin

V-22 Ospreys destined for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrive at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 14, 2021. This was the second offload of future JGSDF Ospreys at MCAS Iwakuni. The air station’s advanced capabilities and deep water port allow for aircraft to arrive via ship before receiving functional checks and flying to their final destination. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Austin)