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Military dogs take bite out of crime

Some people believe the best friend a man can have is his dog, so who better to work with than a best friend? Marines from the K-9 unit here work with dogs every day to make sure they are always ready for any kind of situation, whether it’s chasing down criminals or finding harmful materials. The most common assignment Military Working Dogs play a

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Marines pitch in, take care of home away from home

Approximately 50 personnel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, with shovels, rakes and gloves in hand, participated in the main volunteer cleanup project at the Kintai Bridge, Sept. 9. The high winds and torrential rains of Typhoon Nabi, also known as 'butterfly' in Korean, left Iwakuni battered, submerged underwater and submissive to

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Hard Corps - Marines graduate instructor course

Twenty-seven Marines graduated from the three-week, Marine Corps Martial Arts green belt instructors course, Sept. 9. Each Marine had to pass three written exams, martial arts drills, cohesion drills, combat conditioning and field drills. “The Marines go through all three components of the martial arts program which consists of mental, physical

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Nabi floats like butterfly, stings like bee

Typhoon Nabi stormed through Iwakuni Tuesday night causing little damage to the Air Station and its personnel. The Air Station reached maximum sustained winds at 41 knots around 9:39 p.m. and gusts reported at 53 knots, according to Lance Cpl. Nicholas Wosko, Station weather office. Nabi, meaning butterfly in Korean, put Iwakuni into Tropical

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Convoy Marines feel flour power

A convoy of Marines travel down a dirt road in their motor vehicles, nervous yet anxious, looking for any kind of threat, especially improvised explosive devices. The Marines come upon a curve in the road and are suddenly attacked by a series of explosions striking one of the seven-ton trucks. However, in this scenario the Marines were faced with

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Iwakuni Marines poised for quickness

With no warning they hear the harsh voice over the radio “We have two wounded and need assistance, now!” Out of pure reaction, the Marines cram into their vehicle as fast as lightning and proceed to the threat. Marine Wing Support Squadron 171’s Quick Reaction Force trained in a simulated medical evacuation situation with combat engineers during

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Buyer's forum gives residents chance to make suggestions, voice concerns

Marine Corps Community Services will be hosting a Buyer's Forum located at the front entrance of the Marine Corps Exchange for all Station patrons to present their positive and negative feedback on the store, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. Retail buyer's will be on hand to address Station residents concerns and comments on what they like, and would like to see,

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Summer camp intrigues young adventurers

Summer break - while school’s out the only mission on most kids mind is having fun, at whatever cost. Rather than terrorizing the Station with errand baseballs flying through windows or games of tag in the middle of the street, a select group has come to the rescue and wrangled up the young “Dennis the Menace” clones for the summer. Camp Adventure

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EOD sweats it out at Exercise Active Shield

News coverage of current events in Iraq has made Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, a household name throughout the world. On any given moment of any given day, an Internet news search will result in hundreds of hits with headlines that read “Marines killed in IED blast,” or “Class prepares Marines for dangers of IEDs.” Constant real-world

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Dangerous goods delivered down under

All Marines are vital to the training down here, but the primary mission of Exercise Southern Frontier is ensuring pilots receive proper ordnance training, and whereever bombs are being dropped, ordnance Marines are sure to be close by. “Southern Frontier is an air-to-ground deployment and without ordnance it’s hard to practice air-to-ground,” said

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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Military dogs take bite out of crime

Marines pitch in, take care of home away from home

Hard Corps - Marines graduate instructor course

Nabi floats like butterfly, stings like bee

Convoy Marines feel flour power

Iwakuni Marines poised for quickness

Buyer's forum gives residents chance to make suggestions, voice concerns

Summer camp intrigues young adventurers

EOD sweats it out at Exercise Active Shield

Dangerous goods delivered down under