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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: October, 2000

MARINE ZEROS IN ON CHAMPIONSHIP

A Marine from MCAS Iwakuni took the High Marine Honors at the 39th annual Interservice Rifle Championship match in Quantico, Va., July 18-25. Gunnery Sgt. Alexander Arrieta, food and beverage staff non commissioned officer-in-charge here, took the honor that usually goes to a member of the Marine Rifle Team. ?I didn?t do well in any stage of fire,?

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

To some, sloshing around in the mud and and rain isn?t a good time, but for more than 300 Land Cruiser fanatics, it made the perfect weekend. The Land Cruiser Meeting 2000, was the 14th annual event that brought together off-road enthusiasts from around the world. The Oct. 8-9 meeting, held in the hills of Hananomi, Mei prefecture, featured off

SUCCESSFUL EXERCISE BRINGS UNITS TOGETHER

Shortly after the shrieking sound of the crash horn at about 8 a.m., the air station began an aircraft mishap drill and mass casualty exercise intended to improve response time and communication between station units Sept. 28. Although the exercise was a simulated mid-air collision, tactics used to bring the units together in the planning and

FROM DEVIL DOG TO GOLF PRO

For 12 years, station residents have been going to Torii Pines golf course to see a guy swing a club. No, it?s not Tiger Woods, it?s the air station?s own club pro and golf course manager, John Robins. Although he didn?t start playing as young as Woods, he did start playing at a young age. When Robins was 13 years old, he got a job as a caddy and