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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: August, 2003

See more of Japan with ITT

Station residents who wish to pioneer Japan?s foreign land need to go no further than Information, Tours and Travel. ITT offers affordable prices on trips that span all over Japan. Whether single or accompanied with five little ones running about, ITT has something for everyone. "At ITT we try to make living in Japan a little more fun and

Mentors help DEFY drug use

The Marine Corps recently adopted a program designed to educate children on the dangers of drugs. The Drug Education For Youth program, which focuses on 9 to 12 year olds, has been a part of the Department of Defense for the past eight years. According to the DEFY Web site, www.hq.navy.mil/defy, it is a self-esteem building program that provides

Lancers complete MCMAP down under

Every Marine is considered a riflemen and a warrior, which means that they must be combat ready not only with their weapons, but also with their bare hands. This is where the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program comes into play. The Marine Corps has required everyone in its ranks to qualify as a tan belt before Oct. 1. With 48 of their personnel not

Row, row, row your dragon

Ten people, one boat and one drum. One might question what could possibly be accomplished with this combination of items, but for a group of Station residents it was all that was needed to win. The Dragon Ladies, a 10-woman team, won 1st place in the woman's division of the 13th Annual Yasaka Lake Sports Festival Dragon Boat races Sunday. The event