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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Exercise Sudden Storm

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni conducted an Anti-Terrorism/Civil Defense exercise Aug. 28 to help improve the proficiency of security and emergency response teams and the Station's command and control system. Situations simulated around the Station during Exercise Sudden Storm included a car bomb at the front gate, a terrorist running into a

Noncombatants float to safety during simulated NEO

Family members and other noncombatants aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni got a little taste of what would happen if there was an emergency aboard the Station. A Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise Aug. 29 was a follow-up to the Anti-Terrorism/Civil Defense exercise that took place the previous day. Noncombatants were evacuated from

Bookworms recognized

A special awards ceremony was held recently in the Community Services Building to recognize participants of the Summer Reading Program. Young readers were rewarded for their dedication and reading accomplishments during their summer vacation. Children who read the most books in their age group were awarded with a gift certificate for the Marine

Camp Adventure bids farewell

A farewell barbecue was held at the Station's Youth Center recently to bid farewell to the eight college interns that spent the last 11 weeks at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni as counselors for the Station's Camp Adventure summer camp. The counselors came to Iwakuni for the summer from colleges all over America to participate in the program and

Vikings epic adventure

Like the Nordic north men of lore and legend who traversed the seas centuries ago in search of new lands, the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 Vikings more than lived up to that spirit of adventure during their recent Theater Cooperative Support Program deployment. The TCSP deployment, dubbed Fish Hook-2 2002 because the path of 6,800

Youth skate into school year

With a little help from Marine Corps Community Services, the Youth Center and the Teen Center, a group of Iwakuni children on inline skates and skateboards overran the Station's Mac Dome Sunday for a Skate Party bonanza. Children and adults alike were invited to the free event that featured a disc jockey playing current music, designated skateboard

MCAS Iwakuni soccer preps for Okinawa

The Iwakuni Soccer Club had their sights set on stopping Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Men's Soccer Team star center forward Terrence Smith in a cultural soccer match recently at Penny Lake Field. So much so that they seemed to forget about Emmanuel Lewis, the team's so called "other forward," in a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Station in a

Remembering the fallen

American and Japanese veterans of the Battle of Guadalcanal met once again on the largest of the Solomon Islands, but this time it was with the intention of honoring those who were lost 60 years ago. August 7, 1942, marked the beginning of an allied offensive aimed at gaining control of the Solomon Islands. The battle lasted for six months on

Crash Crew Rodeo

Marine Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting crewmembers from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, competed against each other in a Crash Crew Rodeo at the Station air field Aug.17. The rodeo was the second competition held between the two units and gave each side a chance to show their abilities and have a little fun in the

Station implements new emergency color codes

To help improve communication between all levels of government and the American public in the fight against terrorism, the Office of Homeland Security has devised a system to help collaborate and distribute information regarding to the risk of terrorist attacks. According to the Homeland Security website, with the signing of the Homeland Security