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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: 2009

Sailors look at a 1942 United States Navy jumper blue top and cover displayed during the 2009 Navy Ball at the Club Iwakuni Ballroom here Oct. 9. The theme of this year’s ball was “remembering our past to secure our futures.” - Sailors look at a 1942 United States Navy jumper blue top and cover displayed during the 2009 Navy Ball at the Club Iwakuni Ballroom here Oct. 9. The theme of this year’s ball was “remembering our past to secure our futures.”

Sailors, Marines gather at Navy Ball to embrace naval lineage, traditions

Two hundred and thirty-four years ago, England was the commanding power at sea and held sovereignty over the 13 British North American colonies. England, wanting to hold its power over the colonies, stopped its sea trade and wreaked destruction upon the colonial seaside settlements.When a motion to build an American naval fleet was raised before

CFC begins on station

Station personnel joined together Oct. 9 for a 5K run in front of Building 1 in support of the annual Combined Federal Campaign – Overseas.According to the campaign’s official Web site, “CFC is the world’s largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 300 CFC campaigns throughout the country and internationally to

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Station youth gathered to participate in a walk to observe Breast Cancer AwarenessMonth here Oct. 9.Children affiliated with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, the Boys and Girls Club, and Youth and Teen Center were among the participants in the walk.The first walk was held Oct. 2, and such walks will continue every Friday afternoon in October.

Search and rescue

Combat cameraman Sgt. Ricardo A. Gomez joined U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, Detachment 6, during a search and rescue training exercise here Oct. 5.The MH-60S helicopter squadron conducts training here while the USS Essex is in port aboard U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo to maintain operational readiness.After conducting routine

Station awarded for successful safety efforts

The Secretary of the Navy and the commandant of the Marine Corps presented the station with the Marine Corps Safety Excellence Warrior Preservation Award and the Secretary of the Navy Safety Award this past month.The awards are presented annually to Marine Corps installations with wellestablished, comprehensive safety programs to keep service

New head chaplain seeks to understand community

Rear Adm. Mark L. Tidd, chaplain of the Marine Corps and deputy chief of Navy chaplains, visited the station here Oct. 1 during his tour to various Pacific Navy and Marine Corps installations to understand and meet the needs of service and community members here.“Most of my time, serving with Marines, has been at 2nd Marine Division deploying out

Five-O superb defense locks down competition

The 2009 Pre-season Flag Football Tournament came to an end Oct. 2 with Five-O being crowned champions after beating the Slayers 14-6 at the Northside football field here.Five-O took down the Slayers 14-6 after four quarters on the gridiron.Thanks to a superb defense, Five-O controlled the ball for most of the game, eating up the clock and not

H&HS service members train to defend station

Every 120 days, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines and sailors train in the basics of Auxiliary Security Force techniques by the Provost Marshal’s Office here.PMO trainers prepare the service members to be ready at a moment’s notice in the event they are ever called on to defend the station.Approximately 20 H&HS service members

JMSDF opens house to locals

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force delivered shock and awe to the local community by means of elaborate demonstrations, static displays and flybys during an open house here Sunday.The JMSDF Iwakuni Festival, celebrated annually in the fall, commemorated the 36th anniversary of the force’s command aboard the station.According to the JMSDF, the

Like a bug in a storm drain

They can’t manipulate force fields, freeze objects by force of will or stop time, and you won’t see them flying through the air with a mask and cape, but to Aya Ogata and Miho Ikeda, two Japanese nationals, Sgt. Tchaikawsky Samuels and Sgt. Steve R. Williams fit the persona.Sept. 20 seemed like a great day to spend swimming and exploring Hamada