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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

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American, Japanese Scouts unite

The Boy Scouts of America and their families here participated in a Japanese Mochi Festival as part of the third U.S./Japanese Boy Scout exchange in Iwakuni City Sunday. The event marked the first time the Japanese Scouts have invited their American counterparts to a cultural event outside the Station. "It's a great opportunity for the boys and

PMO takes training up another notch

Clad with kevlars and flak jackets, the Provost Marshal's Office took to the field Dec. 3. The training field that is, as PMO participated in the first ever Combat Conditioning Course here. The course was compiled of five different events to test the Marines spirit as well as physical fitness. The first event was a timed push-up contest with male

Ordinance blasts paintball challenge

The six-man team from Ordnance Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, combined quick thinking, precise maneuvering, marksmanship and teamwork to over power the team from Headquarters, Marine Aircraft Group 12 Nov.22 in the final round of the Unit Paintball Challenge here. The single-elimination tournament, sponsored by Marine Corps Community

'We build, we fight'

Seabees became a vital part of the United States Navy soon after the start of World War II, in the dark days of the attack on Pearl Harbor. During the chaos and destruction of war these Sailors are responsible for the construction of facilities vital to the mission at hand. No matter what is needed, the Seabees can build it in the midst of

Kiosks offer convience, answers

Residents aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni now have a stockpile of information available to them at the touch of a screen thanks to the Family Housing Office?s new Touch Information Presentation System 2000. The two TIPS 2000s offer patrons answers to a wide variety of commonly asked questions without having to wait in line at the Family

Chesty Puller family tree reaches Iwakuni

"Goodnight Chesty Puller, wherever you are." -- Unofficial line spoken at the end of the Marines Prayer. Most of us have heard the commercials where nine out of 10 dentists recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum, and variations thereof. But invariably, it is always nine out of 10, no matter what profession is doing the touting or

HMH-463 returns from Korean Incremental Training Program

OSAN AIRFORCE BASE, SOUTH KOREA-- Twenty-four Republic of Korea Army infantrymen wait armed in their field gear as the rear hatch of a Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter drops to sand. Instantaneously a Heavy Marine Helicopter 463 crew chief hits the beach and escorts the ROK Soldiers out of the chopper to their assembly area. Although

Americans cautioned of travel abroad

The United States Department of State officially issued a worldwide caution recently to Americans traveling or planning to travel abroad. The announcement comes in light of terrorist attacks around southeast Asia in recent weeks and is aimed toward better informing travelers of risks on a country-by-country basis. According to a terrorist threat

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Surrounded by turquoise waters and covered with a variety of exotic vegetation and lively volcanoes, the Hawaiian island of Oahu doesn't seem a likely location for one of the most infamous days in history. But on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, the calmness of America's tropical paradise was shattered when a foreign sun rose on the horizon in the form

White Snakes return home from deployment

Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Bravo detachment returned home to Iwakuni Oct. 22 from a 6-month deployment in Uzbekistan. After a long deployment and a lot of hard work, the Marines of MACS-4 returned to find family and friends awaiting their arrival. Military members and dependants arrived at the terminal an hour before the flight was scheduled