Oct 21 2021

Exercise Active Shield 2021: MCAS Iwakuni Marines neutralize simulated suspicious package

Staff Sgt. Jessika Braden

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Provost Marshal’s Office direct residents to evacuate the area in response to a simulated suspicious package left outside the installation’s northern post office during Exercise Active Shield at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 21, 2021. Due to the forward operating location of the air station, it is critical for the installation and its tenant commands to respond to potential crises on the air station. Exercise Active Shield, conducted annually, is designed to better prepare the station to quickly and safely carry out incident response procedures during base defense operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jessika Braden)

Oct 21 2021

Exercise Active Shield 2021: service members receive annual flu vaccination

Cpl. Mitchell Austin

A U.S. Navy corpsman prepares flu vaccines during a mass immunization event as part of Exercise Active Shield 2021 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 20, 2021. The evolution was designed to vaccinate active duty service members at the air station and to simulate the need for a quick response to the spread of a national virus. Active Shield is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to test U.S. and Japanese forces in their ability to respond to contingencies and cooperatively address challenges faced by the installation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

Oct 21 2021

MCAS Iwakuni hosts Chargé d’Affaires ad interim for U.S. Embassy Tokyo during installation tour

Staff Sgt. Jessika Braden

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, greets Raymond Greene, the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim for U.S. Embassy Tokyo, during an installation tour, Oct. 19, 2021. Greene was escorted throughout the installation and shown its capabilities and its mission in support of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jessika Braden)

Oct 21 2021

USS Miguel Keith’s first ever port call at MCAS Iwakuni

Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen

The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary staging base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), docks at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 14, 2021. The ESB is a highly flexible platform designed for logistics movement during sea-to-shore operations. This is the Miguel Keith’s first ever port call at MCAS Iwakuni, and it is currently forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

Oct 21 2021

No Place Like Home: CVW-5 returns from deployment with 5th, 7th Fleet

Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen

U.S. Navy Lt. Joshua Reyes, an E-2D Hawkeye pilot with Carrier Air Wing 5, hugs his wife upon his return to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 6, 2021. The air wing's return completed a 5th and 7th Fleet deployment, embarked aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), where they provided airpower to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conducted drawdown operations in Afghanistan and flew missions in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

Sep 30 2021

JS Izumo arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Video by Cpl. Kevin Alarcon

The JS Izumo arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan’s harbor, Sept. 30, 2021. The air station is the only Marine Corps installation with a collocated harbor and airfield, making it a location of vital importance for joint-service and bilateral operations. (U. S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kevin Alarcon)

Sep 30 2021

Japanese Izumo Visits MCAS Iwakuni

Lance Cpl. Darien Wright

The JS Izumo approaches the harbor at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 30, 2021. MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely postured to provide advanced naval integration in support of regional security and the U.S.-Japan alliance, and has a history of usage, from the offload of Japan Self-Defense Force aircraft to the delivery of humanitarian aid and disaster assistance in Japan’s times of need. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Darien Wright)

Sep 28 2021

Faster, Better, Stronger: MWSS-171 receives renewed equipment

Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Fred Aquilina, a heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, tests the functionality of an RT240 Rough Terrain Container Handler at the harbor of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on Sep. 27, 2021. Equipment from MWSS-171 was recently refurbished and traveled via ship for its return to the air station. The MCAS Iwakuni port facility has a long history of usage to benefit the U.S.-Japan alliance, from the offload of JSDF aircraft to the delivery of humanitarian aid and disaster assistance in Japan’s times of need. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Phuchung Nguyen)

Sep 28 2021

U.S. Air Force 67th Fighter Squadron and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni fuels division conduct “hot pit” training

Cpl. Mitchell Austin

A U.S. Air Force 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft gets refueled at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during “hot pit” training, Sep. 24, 2021. This joint training, the first of its kind at the air station, provided an opportunity for the U.S. Air Force unit to exercise hot-refueling capabilities at a dissimilar airfield. MCAS Iwakuni, with its capable fuels division and its proximity to Kadena Air Force Base, is uniquely positioned to support such training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)