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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: 2004

Thunderbolts leave Iwakuni for Cope Tiger

Marine (All-Weather) Fighter Attack Squadron 251 started preparing for their first deployment out of Iwakuni during their Western Pacific deployment Feb. 6. The Thunderbolt's first detachment is to Korat, Thailand for Operation Cope Tiger. The four-week training evolution is a multilateral training exercise involving militaries from Thailand,

World Wrestling body slams Japan

A special visit was made by some of World Wrestling Entertainment's stars at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Feb. 5. The wrestling stars paid the visit to the Station while touring through Japan in promotion for the "Road to Wrestlemania." Bobby Dillard, Marine Corps Community Services outdoor recreation director, invited eight of the wrestlers

Consultant brings ideas to Iwakuni

Author and management consultant, Mark Graham Brown visited the Station for two days of seminars Feb. 4 and 5 in order to provide consultation and performance measures to Station leaders. "Most folks don't ask you back to their house after you tell them their baby's ugly," Brown said in his opening remarks with the Iwakuni leadership. Brown, a

New fire truck ready for action

"Musashi!" Raging fires shudder at the name. The Pierce Quantum 85-foot Arial platform truck, named for Japan's greatest swordsman, is the new flagship of the Station fire department's fire truck fleet. The 75,000-pound rig comes equipped with a 700 cubic-inch diesel engine, an automatic transmission, and all-wheel steering. According to

Moonlighters land in outback

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 332 and Iwakuni Marines from several supporting units recently deployed to Australia for Operation Southern Frontier 2004. For the month-long deployment, Marines from each of the units in Iwakuni will have the opportunity to perform their military occupation specialties in yet another environment. After approximately

Red Cross of Iwakuni in Iraq

Steam rises from a cup of coffee that is stirred in circles. An ivory-hair-colored woman is holding the cup and continues stirring and starts staring at posters hanging on the walls in her place of business; Posters displaying the correct way to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and other lifesaving techniques and a red cross surrounded by the

Ambassador visits Iwakuni

The United States Ambassador to Japan, Howard H. Baker made his way to the Station for a brief visit Jan. 30. The ambassador frequented a few of the facilities with Col. Dave Darrah, Station commanding officer before coming to the Headquarters Building to speak with officers and staff noncommissioned officers. But first he wished to recognize one

Culture exchange deepens bonds of friendship

Displaying generous and resilient hospitality, Japan continues to take steps to deepen relationships with its United States allies. A culture exchange between Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers and Iwakuni Marines Jan. 21-27 provided another demonstration of this fact. Twenty-nine soldiers from JGSDF drove eight hours from northern Camp

America’s Squadron sees action in training exercise

Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 executed a variety of training exercises last week throughout the Station. Penny Lake Field was the hub of operations, buzzing with perimeter security, and boasting a medical facility and chow hall. "The intent of the week's exercise was to train in a variety of scenarios that exercised MWSS-171's ability to

Fighting Phoenix enjoys 300 miles of deployment

The Fighting Phoenix of Electronic Attack Squadron 128 were hard at work on deployment again. Currently, the entire squadron is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This has not been the case for most of the three-month deployment. The squadron's travels have taken them to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Naval Air Station Atsugi,