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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: September, 2004

Japanese Open House honors military aviation

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese Defense Agency, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force hosted an open house at the JMSDF flight line, Sunday. Thousands turned out for the event, which included aircraft static displays, JMSDF drill and color guard performances, flight simulators, music performances and more. “I came because I

Cowboys revisit hallowed ground

Iwo Jima is eight square miles of volcanic ash, pumice and deep black sand. It is the hallowed ground of the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, and the site of a chance photograph that still stirs the imagination and captures the valor of the Marines who fought six excruciating weeks to wrest the island from a determined Japanese army. Iwo

Marines get up close to bomb's destruction

Marines deployed to Southern Frontier received a rare invitation recently to witness firsthand, the destruction caused by their hard work. Twenty-two Marines boarded a bus for a trip over to the Delamere Range Facility, where their aircraft were dropping ordnance during the exercise. The day’s itinerary had Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212’s

Typhoon Songda sweeps Air Station

Typhoon Songda saluted Iwakuni Sept. 7 with stinging rain and winds gusting up to 100 miles per hour. In her wake she left power outages, severe damage to several structures aboard the Station and the battered remains of previously well-manicured foliage. “Parts of several roofs were blown off,” said Petty Officer 1st Class David Moore,

Power Line proves worthy down under

Like a pit crew for a NASCAR racing team, power line Marines of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 and Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 keep their speedster, the F/A-18 Hornet, in top performing condition. The Marines, currently deployed here for Southern Frontier, may not get the plane back on the runway in under 60 seconds, but