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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: January, 2003

Former Marine talks about his struggle with alcoholism

Doctor Jack Matthews, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, visited the Station Dec. 15 in an effort to inform Marines and Sailors about the repercussions of alcohol abuse and share his story of overcoming a bout with alcoholism. His story brought out many different emotions and made some people think about their own problems with alcohol,

VMFA-212 pilots, ordnance technicians on target during training on Okinawa

Marine fighter pilots, on a regular basis, fly practice missions with inert ordnance, but the opportunity to train with live munitions is a real learning experience. Aviation ordnance technicians are trusted with the responsibility of handling, installing and arming the Marine Corps' arsenal of aviation ordnance. While the Marine Fighter Attack

CSSD-36 gives gift of Christmas

Marines from Combat Service Support Detachment 36 and their families spread holiday cheer to a child support facility Dec. 27. The annual meeting brought the Ninoshima Gakuen Child Support Facility to the Station for the first time. "In the past we have gone there and helped build playgrounds or anything else we could do, but this year there wasn't

Iwakuni Redskins overpower Sasebo

It was a cold and windy day, but that didn't keep Iwakuni's Flag Football All-Star teams from displaying their excellent football skills against the Sasebo All-Stars. Iwakuni teams won two of the three games and left with bragging rights until next year's games. The first game pitted the Redskins, who finished the year with a 7-0 record, against

Avengers return to Iwakuni community

Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Wednesday for their six-month tour under the Unit Deployment Program. The Wake Island Avengers are coming here from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and come prepared with six aircraft and approximately 120 Marines from the squadron and Marine Aviation Logistics