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Marines

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

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Marine boasts multiple talents

You may have heard the voice on the radio, seen the writing in the newspaper or possibly noticed the face at the chow hall. He's there one minute and somewhere else the next. No, Cpl. Damerice Pierre isn'?t some sort of action hero. He's just a man hungry to try new things. "I just like to do things I'm interested in. I have a passion for writing,

Engineers blast Alaska

For combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 currently deployed to Operation Alaskan Road, no road project would be complete if demolition was not involved. Their blasting dreams came true as small teams of demolition crews got to try their hand at something none of them have ever done before Sept. 8. "The demolition is used to break

Ordnance techs take on heavy load

With the Marines of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 two weeks into their one-month deployment here to participate in Southern Frontier 2003, the squadron?s ordnance technicians are emerging as some of the most valuable Marines here. Since the focus of Southern Frontier is to provide the squadron's pilots with training opportunities

PME coordinator visits Iwakuni

The Marine Corps University regional coordinator made a visit to the Station Aug. 25-27 to promote officer's professional military education. Retired Marine Corps Col. James Hopkins began his visit by meeting with faculty members and passing out information on the mandatory PME courses for captains and majors. With the courses starting the first of

Chefs get rare taste of field time

Food Services conducted a training exercise called Operation Blazing North Aug. 20 in the field by the Northside Chow Hall. This exercise gave Marines a little taste of what it would be like to do their jobs in a war environment. ?This training was done because Marines are going to the field more often, and it will help reduce the amount of

Military police train in outback

For most of the service members here, training in Australia has been a new experience, but two Marines deployed during Southern Frontier 2003 have been working side by side with their Australian counterparts. Master Sgt. Eric Drummond and Lance Cpl. Sean Hallenbeck, military policemen with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, have been learning and

Visiting Tokyo for under 1,000 yen

When many service members visit Tokyo for the first time they are probably told by a peer to bring lots of money. Although hotels, shopping and mostly the nightlife can diminish the funds in a traveler's bank account, one of the best ways to see this humongous city is the cheap way. For a little more than 700 yen, a visitor can purchase an all-day

Station residents let loose in Japan's capital

Between Tokyo's ever-growing population of over 28,025,000 and its endless tourist attractions, it's not hard to believe that there is a little something for everyone who visits Japan's capital city. Marine Corps Community Services Outdoor Recreation took a group of Station residents July 18 to Mount Fuji and then on to Tokyo where they were set

Lancers reach out to community ;

Seven service members from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 made a visit to the Christian Outreach Center in Winneli, Australia, Aug. 13.The Marines, who were deployed here in support of Southern Frontier 2003, helped Australian construction workers build a new staff accommodations facility for the center."The outreach center is an independent

Lancers wrap up Southern Frontier

Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 arrived here Aug. 17 to replace VMFA-212 and wrap up the final phase of Southern Frontier 2003, a three-month training evolution initiated in June by VMFA(AW)-242. For the 220 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., based Fighting Bengles, Southern Frontier will be one of the first major training