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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

News Stories

Archive: October, 2009

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

A Higashi Junior High School forward splits two defenders during a fast-break play to set up a shot at the goal during Saturday’s double-header game against Arsenal at Penny Lake here. The game concluded the third week of the Youth Soccer season. Arsenal is comprised of 13-15 year old athletes of differing skill levels who have only been playing together for about three weeks. - A Higashi Junior High School forward splits two defenders during a fast-break play to set up a shot at the goal during Saturday’s double-header game against Arsenal at Penny Lake here. The game concluded the third week of the Youth Soccer season. Arsenal is comprised of 13-15 year old athletes of differing skill levels who have only been playing together for about three weeks.

Arsenal doesn’t take home win but doesn’t leave empty handed

Another week of the 2009 Youth Soccer season came to a close here at the Penny Lake soccer fields Saturday with an unfortunate 4-0 loss for the Arsenal as Higashi Junior High School reigned victorious.Although Higashi jumped to an early lead, Arsenal kept the ball moving, making Higashi work hard to gain any possession.“Each team we play is tough,”

H&HS NCO of the Quarter. - H&HS NCO of the Quarter.

H&HS NCO of the Quarter

Sgt. Eddie Garcia enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in May of 2005 and graduated from Recruit Training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Aug. 12, 2005. Following Recruit Training, Pfc. Garcia reported to the School of Infantry West aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., for Marine Corps Combat Training in August of 2005. Then Pfc. Garcia