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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: July, 2004

Marines spread positive image

Laughter goes a long way in producing lasting memories, and it was in no short supply at Iwakuni's Kono Elementary School, July 7, where 13 Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 showed up smiling and ready to play. According to Navy Lt. Timothy Gault, MWSS-171 chaplain, the school administration invited the squadron after hearing about

Teens discuss issues during workshop

Station teenagers, ages 13 to 15 years old, met and discussed social and teenage issues at the Seven Habits for Highly Effective Teens workshop here, Tuesday. The workshop is inspired by the national bestselling book of the same name, and has been customized to suit the needs of the military teenager. Station children deal with an array of

Cryo Sailors liquefy air

Feel like permanently destroying the nerve endings on your fingers? According to Navy Cryogenics division technicians, dipping them in liquid nitrogen for a couple of seconds should do the trick. Fortunately, these highly trained experts are the only individuals with access to such cool elements around here. Their job is to pressurize and cool

Station reaches out to chemically dependant

Service members aspiring to shed harmful addictions need not feel alone. The Substance Abuse Counseling Center offers education and assistance for any type of chemical dependency. The primary purpose of the SACC program is to provide screening and evaluation for clients ailing from addictive disorders. The SACC counselors arrange a treatment

Tour lengths extended for Japan Marines

Headquarters Marine Corps recently announced a change in the current Marine Corps Bases Japan and Third Marine Expeditionary Force assignment policy. The modification, outlined in Marine Administrative Message (MARADMIN) 267/04, increases the tour length of unmarried Marines on their first enlistment from one year to two. "This process has already

Vikings return from Alaska

Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 225 returned to Iwakuni from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Saturday after participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2004. The squadron deployed to Alaska May 31, to provide support to the joint-service exercise that incorporated more than 150 aircraft and 9,000 service members. "Our mission was to exercise