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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

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Uncompromising security sweeps Station

Emergency exercises involving all personnel working or living on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, took place Nov. 24-26 as part of Operation Turkey Thunder. The purpose of the operation, taking place the same week as the Thanksgiving holiday, was to allow the Air Station and all aboard to evaluate established counter chemical warfare methods and

Japanese forces storm, secure Station

Units from the Japan Ground Self Defense Force recently deployed to the Station to participate in Guard and Protect training Nov. 24-26. The training marked the first time JGSDF has trained aboard a U.S. facility. According to Maj. Jonathan Foster, Station provost marshal, the Guard and Protect Order is Japanese law and it's Status of Forces

Youth soccer all stars "kick it" in tournament

Conditions were overcast Saturday morning, but not the spirits of eight, 10-12 year-old, all-star soccer teams. One Station team, and seven Japanese teams met together for the competition on a muddy Penny Lake Field. Families cheering, friends calling encouragement and coaches shouting directions made for an atmosphere charged with excitement.

Hidden town rich with historical treasures

Traveling two hours northwest from the front gates of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, you will find a quiet town that is still untouched by western civilization. It is an old town hidden between the majesties of perpetual, evergreen hills and mountains. The historic town Tsuwano, in the Shimane Prefecture, is a tourist attraction for all sorts of

Marines home after stint in Uzbekistan

Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Detachment B, returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Sunday, after being deployed to Kato Air Force Base in the Republic of Uzbekistan for over seven months. Twenty-one Marines from MACS-4 returned Oct. 8 after a six-month deployment, but the 16 that stood behind to provide more air traffic control

Firefighters tackle Thailand training

KORAT, Thailand - Aircraft rescue and firefighting Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 successfully extracted a pilot and weapons systems officer from an American F/A-18 Hornet during a training scenario during the Thailand Incremental Training Program (air) here. The aircraft was simulated to be in an emergency situation with the pilots

Smokeout run to snub habit

Spirits were high and lungs were clear at the Great American Smokeout five and 10-Kilometer runs at the sea wall Friday. With over 20 participating in the run, some were there to quit smoking and others to support them. Marine Corps Community Services Semper Fit Division organized the run to raise awareness to the harmful effects of smoking and to

Ironworks powers up

Gym rats aboard the Station beware; a power-lifting program is finally coming to Iwakuni. With the Far East Power-Lifting Championships approaching quickly, organizers of the soon-to-be formed power-lifting program held a power lifting technique seminar at the IronWorks Gym Saturday. The seminar not only covered the basic techniques involved in

"A Christmas Carol" at Sakura Theater

"Bah humbug!" It is a timeless expression that conjures up thoughts of the fictitious miser known as Ebenezer Scrooge. A Christmas Carol, the classic story by author Charles Dickens, has been remade over and over again. It has been redone in film, television and the theater. "The story (A Christmas Carol) actually created our modern idea of

Students honored for photography skills

Matthew C. Perry High School journalism and yearbook students were honored with five awards at the 10th annual Department of Defense Dependant Schools Far East Journalism Conference on Nov. 12 in Tokyo. In the conference photography challenge, advanced category, Danny Duck, a junior at M.C. Perry and student newspaper layout editor, was awarded