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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: April, 2004

Special events provide entertainment

Five gentlemen help provide entertainment for the Station. The faces of these five gentlemen are popular when attending Marine Corps Community Services events. They may be known as the group of civilian workers with the best jobs on the Station. They appear at all events held in Iwakuni, hangout, enjoy the evening and then go home. The men from the

Expeditious naturalization gives citizenship sooner to spouses

In recent years, the process for non-U.S. citizen spouses wishing to become U.S. citizens could take up to three years. Now, expeditious naturalization cuts the time down to a little more than 18 months. Naturalization is the process for foreign nationals to become U.S. citizens. Expeditious naturalization is the process to become a citizen without

Overseas marriages may cause headaches

Service members wishing to marry while stationed overseas need only to follow the strict guidelines set forth in order to successfully complete the process. Although the paperwork is lengthy and tedious, assistance is available at the Staff Judge Advocate's Office here to answer all of the soon-to-be honeymooner's questions. "The first thing a

Banshees 'shock' Station with arrival

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 1 arrived on Station April 16 as part of the Unit Deployment Program. The Banshee's hale from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. and bring to the Station their EA-6B Prowler aircraft, which will be buzzing around the Pacific Region skies. VMAQ-1's mission while here will be to provide electronic

Tenjin district off-limits to station

Due to two recent events, the Tenjin District of Fukuoka has been declared off-limits between the hours of 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. This order, (MCAS Order 5800.17) states that violators of this new liberty policy will be subject to disciplinary action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Pegasus inspires Iwakuni

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 arrived here last week from Marine Corps Base Hawaii and will be staying for six months on a unit deployment program. The Hawaii based squadron arrived with an armada of approximately 130 Marines and Sailors, and eight CH-53D helicopters. "We came to support III Marine Expeditionary Force and participate in the

Helicopter makes landing in remote Ota riverbed

A CH-53D helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 made a precautionary landing in Togochi Town, Hiroshima Prefecture April 15 at 2 p.m. The helicopter safely made the landing in the Ota Riverbed due to a malfunction with the CH-53D's first stage hydraulic system. The helicopter departed from here at 12:55 p.m. and was returning from a

Children jump at chance to compete in track, field meet

With a sharp "Crack!" of the pistol, the competitors exploded from their starting places. Arms, lungs and hearts pumped as steady strides ate up yards of track. As the contestants raced neck-to-neck, spectators shouted encouragement. Seconds later, a group of breathless 5-year-olds sprinted across the finish line. More than 60 children ages

Mauraders celebrate Spring Meet

All Marines and Sailors from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 were present at Penny Lake Athletic Field for the unit's Spring Field Meet April 2. More than 720 Marauders, comprised of Marines and Sailors, swarmed the athletic field for a daylong, fun-filled event, according to Lt. Col. J. P. VanEtten, MALS-12 commanding officer. "The purpose

Marines bring spunk to nighttime radio

"Beauty is brought by judgment of the eye," said William Shakespeare. And for each of the thousands of pairs of eyes on Station, Japan holds different sorts of beauty. For some Marines, Japan means a chance to spend quality time with their video games. For others, it is a place to see unique sights, to meet new people and to take advantage of