May 12 2021

U.S. Navy Mine Countermeasures Ship visits MCAS Iwakuni

Lance Cpl. Darien Wright

Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), forward-deployed to Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, arrives at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni for a scheduled port visit May 12, 2021. With an organic port facility, and serving as host to Marine Air Group 12, Carrier Air Wing Five, and Fleet Air Wing 31, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely postured to provide advanced naval integration in support of regional security and the US-Japan alliance. Patriot is assigned to Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Darien Wright)

May 10 2021

MCAS Iwakuni Station Fuels Department receives award excellence in Naval Fuel Management

Lance Cpl. Trista Whited

Mark Desander, left, the fuels director with the Station Fuels Department, U.S. Navy Lt. Nia Chandler, center-left, the fuels officer with Station Fuels Department, and Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, stand at attention as Sgt. Maj. Adam Gharati, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, reads the orders for the Naval Fuel Management Award aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 7, 2021. The Station Fuels Department was presented with the Naval Supply Systems Command award for excellence in Naval Fuel Management for their performance in continuously supplying fuel throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They provided more than 11 million gallons of fuel to tenant aviation units within the past year ensuring the air station and tenant units remained mission ready. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

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

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

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

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.