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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: March, 2006

Heavy equipment operators from MWSS-171 embarked gear essential for Exercise Foal Eagle, from early morning to late in the afternoon March 5, using heavy machinery to load boxes capable of holding over 50,000 lbs. - Heavy equipment operators from MWSS-171 embarked gear essential for Exercise Foal Eagle, from early morning to late in the afternoon March 5, using heavy machinery to load boxes capable of holding over 50,000 lbs.

Exercise Foal Eagle embarkation runs smoothly, more efficient

In preparation for Exercise Foal Eagle, Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 were the first to use the new pier at the harbor here to embark gear essential for the upcoming deployment. Cape Denison, a commercial ship en-route to Korea, made its appearance in the Iwakuni port at approximately 7 a.m., March 5, eliminating the need to

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Iwakuni Marines serve up morale, motivation, hot chow

Two Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 served hot food to Marines from 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division during Exercise Forest Light at Camp Aibano, Feb. 19 to March 3, which came as a surprise to the lone star leathernecks. During the three week cold weather training exercise, Cpl. Joseph D. Sliva and Lance Cpl.

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Lending a helping hand: ;sailors clean up part of history;

Sailors from Electronic Attack Squadron 132 spruced up the area around Iwakuni Castle, March 11, as part of a unit community relations project.During the one-hour clean up, the 17 shipmates were responsible for sweeping the area surrounding the castle and picking up litter scattered throughout the historical landscape.“We do community relation

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Best in 1st MAW calls Station home

“The few, the proud.” For Marines across the globe, this slogan embodies the soul of the Marine Corps. But even within the Marine Corps’ ranks there are some who strive to be the few among the few and the proudest of the proud. For Cpl. Judith Willis, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 embarker and Antioch, Calif. Native, the goal of becoming one of

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Marines, Japanese conclude Exercise Forest Light

Marines from 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force 8th Infantry Regiment, 13th Brigade participated in their final field training exercise, concluding Exercise Forest Light at Camp Aibano, Shiga Prefecture, Feb. 27 to March 1. This annual bilateral cold-weather exercise allowed Marines and