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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: November, 2003

Hidden town rich with historical treasures

Traveling two hours northwest from the front gates of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, you will find a quiet town that is still untouched by western civilization. It is an old town hidden between the majesties of perpetual, evergreen hills and mountains. The historic town Tsuwano, in the Shimane Prefecture, is a tourist attraction for all sorts of

Marines home after stint in Uzbekistan

Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Detachment B, returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Sunday, after being deployed to Kato Air Force Base in the Republic of Uzbekistan for over seven months. Twenty-one Marines from MACS-4 returned Oct. 8 after a six-month deployment, but the 16 that stood behind to provide more air traffic control

Firefighters tackle Thailand training

KORAT, Thailand - Aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 successfully extracted a pilot and weapons systems officer from an American F/A-18 Hornet during a training scenario during the Thailand Incremental Training Program (air) here. The aircraft was simulated to be in an emergency situation with the pilots

Smokeout run to snub habit

Spirits were high and lungs were clear at the Great American Smokeout five and 10-Kilometer runs at the sea wall Friday. With over 20 participating in the run, some were there to quit smoking and others to support them. Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Division organized the run to raise awareness to the harmful effects of smoking and to

Ironworks powers up

Gym rats aboard the Station beware; a power-lifting program is finally coming to Iwakuni. With the Far East Power-Lifting Championships approaching quickly, organizers of the soon-to-be formed power-lifting program held a power lifting technique seminar at the IronWorks Gym Saturday. The seminar not only covered the basic techniques involved in

"A Christmas Carol" at Sakura Theater

"Bah humbug!" It is a timeless expression that conjures up thoughts of the fictitious miser known as Ebenezer Scrooge. A Christmas Carol, the classic story by author Charles Dickens, has been remade over and over again. It has been redone in film, television and the theater. "The story (A Christmas Carol) actually created our modern idea of

Students honored for photography skills

Matthew C. Perry High School journalism and yearbook students were honored with five awards at the 10th annual Department of Defense Dependant Schools Far East Journalism Conference on Nov. 12 in Tokyo. In the conference photography challenge, advanced category, Danny Duck, a junior at M.C. Perry and student newspaper layout editor, was awarded

Dragons get extreme at Fury 04

In a recent effort to strengthen deployment capabilities and readiness, Combat Service Support Detachment 36 returned to the Station after participating in Dragon Fury '04-1. The CSSD-36 Marines ventured out to the Haramura training grounds north of Hiroshima Oct. 27-31, to test their mettle away from the friendly confines of Iwakuni. "The purpose

New order makes Sailors mentors

On a tour, traveling through many branch Naval clinics in the lower east Asia, Chief Petty Officer Denfield A. Thomas and Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Silva are promoting the new campaign mandated by Adm. Verne Clarke, chief of Naval operations. On a stop at the Branch Medical Clinic here at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, the duo gave a

Thrift Shop makes old fashions new

Located across from the Provost Marshal's Office and next to Yujo Hall sits a little, out of the way, thrift shop, overflowing with everything from car seats to compact discs. Three people operate the store, volunteering their time to make sure the store runs smoothly and everything on the shelves are in good condition. Working in the Thrift Store