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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: July, 2005

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Marines - Devil Doc's top priority

Born in Kim Hae Khun, South Korea, Jong Myung lived on the streets with his mother. His father left when he was an infant. One day his mother explained to her young six-year-old boy they were going someplace to visit. The next couple of events changed his life forever. All he remembers is playing with a bunch of children and looking up to find his

Capt. Michael P. Major, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 embark officer, passes over Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia?s most famous natural landmark, during a long-range power projection strike exercise, July 29. - Capt. Michael P. Major, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 embark officer, passes over Ayers Rock, Uluru, Australia?s most famous natural landmark, during a long-range power projection strike exercise, July 29.

Lancers train to fight, win

Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal is one of Australia's most important defense installations. With an excellent location, gorgeous weather and great ranges, it offers one of the most valuable training opportunities for both new and experienced pilots. No unit knows this better than Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212, which has taken full

The C-130 flight crew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 readies the giant aircraft before touching down on the assault landing zone here, July 28. - The C-130 flight crew from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 readies the giant aircraft before touching down on the assault landing zone here, July 28.

C-130s touch and go down under

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia – Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 took full advantage of the optimal training environment and facilities available for assault landing zone operations here, July 28. “Our primary mission [during Exercise Southern Frontier] is supporting MAG 12 with fixed wing aerial refueling,” said

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GOAT’s teeth too sharp for MODFL

Greatest Of All Time preserved their undefeated standing after overwhelming Mesial Occlusal Distal Facial Lingual with a 10 point lead, ending the nerve-racking championship game, 53-43, at the Marine Corps Community Services IronWorks Gym, July 26. The competition tipped off with GOAT dominating the court and MODFL, exhausted from their prior

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INSANITY - They ran up Mt. Fuji, need we say more

She triumphs over the land of Japan. Her humble beauty fogs her unforgivable features. She is a challenge to all, submissive to none - she is Mt. Fuji. Six Station residents participated, alongside more than 5,000 competitors from all over the world, in the 58th Annual Mt. Fuji Race, July 22. The competition was split up into two races. The first

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"Desperate Houswives" I don't think so

One's an ex-model who is having an affair with the gardener, one is the divorcee and single mom who will go to great lengths for love, one is the ex-career woman who is the mother of four difficult children and one is "Martha Stewart on steroids." That's right; it's the award-winning, comedic series The Desperate Housewives. The United States has

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SEAL operates from cockpit of F/A-18

U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) are arguably the most highly trained Special Forces units in the U.S. Armed Forces. Their limitless skills and courage have inspired countless big-budget Hollywood films. Pilots of fighter jets have a very similar aura; the speeds and hairpin changes in direction that push and pull the body to its physical limits

Volunteers Clean Beach Mess

More than 20 Station volunteers worked side by side with more than 300 volunteers from various local business and civic organizations within the Iwakuni community during the annual Tsuzumigaura Beach clean up effort, July 14. The annual cleanup is designed to prepare the beach for Tsuzu's beach opening, Wednesday. The day's events got off to a

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Motivating field meet builds camaraderie

Marine Aircraft Group 12 hosted a motivational field meet to start the Independence Day weekend at Penny Lake, July 1. The objective of the event was for the Marines, sailors, and deployed units to unite together in healthy competition and strengthen the bonding ties between them. “This event brings out the camaraderie between the units,” said