Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency (HA/DR) operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

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Firefighters with Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Fire Department conduct the rescue of a simulated casualty trapped in an escalator during an escalator rescue drill at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 9, 2019. Read more

U.S. service members, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese residents participate in the 52nd MCAS Iwakuni Marathon and Half Marathon at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, April 7, 2019. The event was held by Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni in order to strengthen the bond between the local Japanese community and the air station. Read more

Volunteers with the United Services Organization (USO) and highschool students pose for a photo during Operation That's My Dress at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 30, 2019. The event was held by USO Iwakuni so that teens could pick out an American prom dress that would otherwise be difficult to find or have shipped to Japan. Read more

U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Detachment Iwakuni build a trash enclosure at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 19, 2019. Read more

Distinguished visitors, Iwakuni City leadership and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, shake hands after a signing agreement ceremony at Kizuna Stadium in Iwakuni City, April 4, 2019. Read more

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Deescalating future escalator incidents from escalating into heartbreaking tragedies
April 16, 2019

26.2 miles of farmland and fighter jets
April 9, 2019

USO Iwakuni supplies dresses to air station teens
April 8, 2019

Seabees Can Do: NMCB-3 builds up MCAS Iwakuni
April 4, 2019

Another grand slam for team USA-Japan
April 4, 2019

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MCAS Iwakuni, Japanese community run in 52nd Annual Marathon, Half Marathon (Package/Pkg)

The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Marathon featured running enthusiasts from both the air station and the local Japanese community. Lance Corporal Jaxson Fryar darted to the finish line to see how the competition stacked up. This video story includes soundbites from Sergeant Rachel Lucrezia and Master Gunnery Sergeant Mark Rivers, Georgetown, Georgia. This story is available in high definition.

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