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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: March, 2007

Far East Division Matches:;Iwakuni Marines shoot to win

“Every Marine, is first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary,” said Gen. Alfred M. Gray, 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps.Five Marines from Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron proved this Marine Corps motto when they competed in the 2007 Far East Division Match Marksmanship Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Feb. 5

Commandant speaks to station Marines, sailors

The Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps addressed Marines and sailors during a command visit at the Sakura Theater here, Friday. General James T. Conway visited the theater to say a few words, answer questions from the audience and introduce himself as the Commandant of the Marine Corps. During Conway’s speech, he focused on Operation

Lancer Ladies learn Lancer mission

The spouses of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 learned about their husband’s duties during Jane Wayne Day, Feb. 23. The event gave the spouses, or “Lancer Ladies,” an opportunity to learn the roles of their husbands and of VMFA-212’s mission. “We all know our husbands are Marines. They leave in the morning and come home at night and you don’t

Lil’ Tigers bite into karate fundamentals

The children of Lil’ Tigers take a bite into the basics of karate, meanwhile seizing discipline Tuesday and Thursday nights at the IronWorks Gym. The karate lessons, which include moves similar to fundamentals in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, offer the elementary-aged children a constructive recreational option after school. Mildred G.

EOD technicians have a blast with hook, line kit training

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines are known for diffusing deadly situations with cutting-edge robot technology, but EOD technicians here traded the high-tech gadgetries for simpler machines during a training exercise at Barracks 318 yesterday. For the simulation, several suspicious packages were reported to be in the empty building. Eight

Americas Squadron: Keepin’ it clean during Kintai Cleanup

Station residents helped strengthen Japanese-American relations by participating in an annual cleanup of Iwakuni’s Kintai Trail Feb. 23.The Kintai area is a popular destination for station residents, and the trail is heavily used by tourists during the cherry blossom season.Prior to the cleanup, service members from the Marine Wing Support Squadron

‘Lancer Ladies’ learn Lancer mission during Jane Wayne Day

The spouses of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212, spouses learned about their husband’s duties during Jane Wayne Day, Feb. 23. The event gave the spouses, or “Lancer Ladies,” an opportunity to learn the roles of their husbands and of VMFA-212’s mission. “We all know our husbands are Marines. They leave in the morning and come home at night and