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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: September, 2005

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FARP extends 171's reach

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, deployed to Camp Fuji for Exercise Eagle Warrior '05, participated with a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) mission where the Quick Reaction Force provided support, Sept. 13. The purpose of the exercise was to setup a FARP, a temporary landing zone for

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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