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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: July, 2002

Sailors maintain seaside security

The fences and gates of the Station are well guarded and patrolled against any threat. However, what many may not know is that there is an equally large border that must also be patrolled - the sea. The job falls on a group of Sailors who work out of a small building on the Station's Northside called the Boathouse. Although they patrol the waters

Bullet train: Japan's rocket on rails

While stationed in Japan, service members have at their disposal a vehicle that allows them to travel throughout the country at nearly 200 mph, slice through mountains and towns in seconds, all while traveling in style and comfort. To all who see it pass by, it is a noisy raging blur followed by silence.For those who enjoy getting out and seeing

Marines take on martial arts instructor challenge

The students are now teachers. More than 50 Marines on Station have qualified as Marine Corps Martial Arts Program green belt instructors, preparing them to train their fellow Marines in the program. Unlike the regular green belt course, the green belt instructor program teaches not only techniques but also the proper way to teach these