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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: April, 2004

Youth season ends in grand fashion

Famous teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls were present at the gym on Saturday for the closing ceremonies. The gym was overflowing with cameras and camcorders documenting the events that took place early that morning. No, Iwakuni residents didn't see Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O'Neal. They saw there the role models of the future.

America's Squadron faces unexpected in Fuji

Communication between units is a mandatory asset in peacetime as well as combat, but when the radios do not work other means of communication must be established for mission accomplishment. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, training in Camp Fuji, Japan, found out first hand what it was like to lose the ability to coordinate with other

Customs seizes prohibited items

The Yokohama customs agency recently seized several packages and have been holding them at the Fleet Mail Center because of prohibited items found in a number of packages. Most packages originated from Osan, Korea, during the noncombatant evacuation operation exercise April 7 with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan as a final destination.

"Swing batter, batter swing"

The Station's 2004 Intramural Softball Spring Game Tournament began April 7 with 14 teams ready to slug, slide and score the two-month season. The annual tournament is comprised of teams from not just different units, but also Station residents and family members. Regardless of who is playing, all the teams are eager and have long anticipated the

Residents take advantage of exercise

A noncombatant evacuation operation exercise evacuated approximately 85 family members from the Station April 7, to Osan, Korea. Residents were a part of a NEO that demonstrated what would take place in case a threat was imminent to the Station. The exercise started April 5 at NEO night. Once there, residents were manifested and briefed on what

America's Squadron sails home

Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 returned April 6 after supporting Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Marine Air Control Group 18 in training exercises for more than a month in Yechon, Korea. Nearly 200 service members deployed March 4 to Yechon where the squadron began work on the base camp. Within a week, the Marines prepared everything necessary for

Marine shares story to help prevent incidents

A Marine from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron here was found guilty of attempted rape resulting in bodily injury in a Japanese court March 18, and cautions fellow Marines about the ordeal he went through and the importance of all service members' roles in a foreign country. Private First Class William E. McIntosh, an administrative clerk,

Youths rewarded for sacrifices

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Month of the Military Child. To bring together these important events, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni has put together a variety of venues to commemorate the occasion. Children from little tykes to young adults will be recognized for their efforts in supporting the Marine Corps mission with

Motor Transport faces challenge

Spin, slide and splatter - so passes another day for Motor Transport Marines at the Yechon Republic of Korea Air Force Base. Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 Motor T has been deployed since February 27 in preparation for this year's Exercise Foal Eagle. The company plays a crucial role in the squadron's mission to provide aviation ground support

Nursing students wrap up tour

When Toshihiro Takayama's grandmother was hospitalized during an illness, Takayama was so impressed by the facilities and personnel he decided to pursue a career in the medical field. Today, Takayama is the only male in Iwakuni National Hospital's second-year nursing class. The course is difficult but rewarding, said the Fukuoka native. Recently,