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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

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Experimenting in the name of discovery

Volcanoes spewing concoctions of baking soda and vinegar, hamsters navigating mazes and swirling, bottled tornadoes were just a few of the interesting science projects grade school students had on display March 26 and 27 during Matthew C. Perry Elementary School's Science Expo. The expo was held inside the IronWorks Gym, where kindergarten through

Iwakuni hosts Courageous Channel participants

Iwakuni participated in U.S. Forces Korea's noncombatant evacuation operation exercise dubbed Courageous Channel March 28-31. Iwakuni played the role of a safe haven for the 132 American or allied forces evacuees during the simulated NEO training exercise conducted out of Camp Casey in Seoul, South Korea. "Iwakuni participated in the exercise in

Iwakuni Marines visit Korean orphanage

YECHON, South Korea - Marines and Sailors from Marine Aircraft Group 12 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 visited a South Korean orphanage recently to provide needed supplies and lend a helping hand. The service members departed from the Yechon Air Field with a group of Republic of Korea Air Force airmen to bring the children at the Yechon House

Bridging language gap

YECHON, South Korea - While deployed to South Korea for Foal Eagle '03, the involved units relied heavily on some of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni's Korean translators. For translators like Cpl. Jung Cho, there is never any downtime on deployment while taking on the task of translating and working his primary military occupational specialty of

Unit PT goes out with a bang

Long gone are the days of unit physical training being limited to the daily seven and a cadence calling run. Now is the time where units can PT together in a variety of different ways to increase moral, camaraderie and have a little fun. One of the best ways for units to accomplish this is unit paintball at the Station's paintball range. Paintball

UDP Marine selected as top NCO

For Sgt. Erik Hayostek, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 hybrid test set technician, becoming the Marine Corps' Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the entire 1st Marine Air Wing may have never even crossed his mind while jumping out of airplanes as a member of the Army?s Airborne Rangers. Although Hayostek didn?t know at the time that one

Simulated heating bills increase conservation

In the month of January alone, the Station spent over $330,000 to pay for heating. In an effort to increase energy awareness and lower the amount of money the Station spends on electricity, the Station's Facilities Office, utilities division, recently sent out simulated heating bills to all family housing homes and apartments. The bills were

The FAST and the furious

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan "To deter, detect and defend against terrorist threats is the mission of the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company" a lightweight, rapid-reaction force capable of executing a large number of anti-terrorism and physical security missions. FAST Marines are a force multiplier and the final barrier that can prevent

Caution stressed to residents

Mail service was temporarily halted aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Feb. 19 due to the discovery of a suspicious package at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, earlier in the day. Although Iwakuni was not the final destination of the package, it was sent through the Military Postal Service. United States Forces Japan made the decision to

Students spend afternoon with dad

Students of Matthew C. Perry's second grade class had an opportunity to sit down and enjoy lunch with some very special guests Feb. 14. The students hosted their father's to a "Dad's Luncheon" inside of their classroom at the elementary school. Shigeko Nishihara, Matthew C. Perry Elementary School teacher, helped the children organize the afternoon