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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: March, 2004

Japan raises terror alert status

Japan intensified security at airports, nuclear plants and government facilities Feb. 20 as a precaution against a possible terror attack, a Japanese National Police Agency official said. The official said this was the highest level of preparedness since the United States-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. "Be vigilant during this time," said

Interview with mayor of Iwakuni

On Feb. 19 members of the Station Public Affairs Office sat down with the mayor of Iwakuni, Katsusuke Ihara, 53, to get his thoughts on the relationship between Iwakuni City and the Station (past and present), the recent curfew instituted and then lifted by the Station and also to introduce the mayor to residents here. Question: Since you have been

Japanese interns witness mock trial

The Station Judge Advocate held a mock trial on March 2 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. A group of 21 lawyers and interns from the Hiroshima Prosecutor's Office were invited to witness the procedures for a military special court martial and increase already good relations between the legal communities. The Marine involved in the mock trial was