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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: September, 2002

Focusing the chi

Residents aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni have the opportunity to relax both mind and body courtesy of Tai Chi classes offered at the Main Gym every Tuesday and Saturday from 8:30-10 a.m. Tai Chi consists of a series of different stances and movements, which enhance not only a student's state of health, but awareness as well. The ancient

Fire from above

A key piece to the operational capability of military aircraft stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni lies in the weapons systems that make the fast movers a force to be reckoned with. Whether the aircraft are permanent to the Station or part of the Unit Deployment Program, the dependability of the 20 and 25mm guns on the aircraft falls

Tackling Tejas Ranch

Driving along Route 54, about an hour north of Hiroshima, it is easy to mistake the signs for Tejas Ranch in Takada-gun for, well, just about anything. Anything, that is, but the Mecca of off-road four-wheel driving in Hiroshima Prefecture. "One sign has got a picture of a goofy-looking horse with his tongue sticking out next to a coffee cup, a

PCS moves made easier with class

A workshop given by the Marine Corps Community Services Relocation Assistance Office here is providing valuable information to service members and their families who will soon make a Permanent Change of Station. The "PCS with Success" workshop helps service members and their families by letting them know what to expect at their next duty station.

Off-base trash hurting force protection

With the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks just two days old, the Station is asking everyone to remain vigilant and to follow the force protection measures that have been put in place for their safety. Unfortunately, many residents who reside off-base are weakening some of those measures as well as creating other safety hazards

Town Hall twist

It may have been the Town Hall moment of all time, at least Station commanding officer Col. Dave Darrah said he thought so. Towards the end of the Marine Corps Air Station Town Hall meeting at the Station Chapel Sept. 6, a Navy Airman informed Darrah that he only ate at the chow hall twice a day, and, in all earnest, requested if the government

MWSS-171 shows true colors

Since the beginning of the Marine Corps, pride has always been an important virtue to its people, and the Marines here with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 decided to display it in a very colorful way. For the Marines of MWSS-171, showing their true colors came in the form of a huge mural painted by two very proud MWSS-171 Marines. Lance Cpl.

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