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Kids go big at skateboard competition

A skateboarding competition for kids took place at XtremeWorks Skate Park aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 9, 2013.Six skaters, ages 8-14, competed at the competition. Approximately 25 spectators watched and cheered throughout the event.The first event was a two-minute timed run. Each skater performed as many tricks as they

U.S. Marine Corps, JMSDF, improve interoperability during training preparation

“We are so sad that the exercise got cancelled, but it was still good training,” said Master Chief Petty Officer Kazuyuki Morita, senior enlisted of the Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer Ise (DDH-182), a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel.The training mentioned by Morita would have pertained to a United States MV-22 Osprey landing on the JS

MCAS Iwakuni bids farewell to the Approach, ending 60 years of weekly publication, enter digital era

Today’s issue of the Iwakuni Approach is the final edition, ending six years of publication for the station paper. The Iwakuni Approach, introduced in its current format and name in February 2008, replaced the long-running Torii Teller as the station paper. Beginning next week, the Public Affairs Office will transition from a print-based

Summer Music Festival Rocks Iwakuni

Station residents rocked out with several bands and performances during the 2013 Summer Music Festival, which took place at the Penny Lake fields aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Sept. 21, 2013. Marine Corps Community Services hosted the event in order to provide a fun family experience for station residents. "This is our way of saying,

Marines support mission while unit is gone

Several units from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, constantly deploy to different countries in support of joint military exercises. What happens here while a majority of Marines are away?Turns out, those buildings aren’t empty. Although the bulk of a unit is deployed on an exercise, there are a handful of Marines that stay in Iwakuni

OPME courses begin soon, enroll now

College of Distance Education and Training representatives hosted a seminar aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for Officer Professional Military Education in the Building One auditorium Aug. 19, 2013.Representatives from the university included, Col. (Ret) James P. Hopkins, regional director, Col. (Ret) Dale Smith, Command and Staff

Cowboys strap back into saddle, activate for UDP

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 arrived to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni early August as the newest F/A-18 hornets on the Unit Deployment Program.“The Cowboys,” are a reservist squadron from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, and were told that they would be activating to support the UDP in Sept. 2012.“A lot of people

Marines, sailors go ‘back to school’ in Australia

Marines and sailors participating in Exercise Southern Frontier 2013, hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, went back to school during a community relations event Aug. 16.The event aimed to help improve literacy skills for students at Macfarlane Elementary School in Katherine, Australia, which is RAAF Base

Gaijins beat Dragons in Intramural soccer game

The Intramural Soccer season continued into its second week when Combat Logistics Company 36, Dragons, faced off against Matthew C. Perry High School Gaijins, August 5, 2013.The season began July 29 with both of these opposing teams playing two-to-three games so far. It was the first match-up between these two teams in competition."We play with

Supervisor number two: Asaeda runs other half of kitchen

One of the past stories in this series took a look into Seiji Shoya, Club Iwakuni supervisor, but he was only one of the supervisors at Club Iwakuni.Our last chef in this series is Yasumobu Asaeda, Club Iwakuni supervisor, who is responsible for supervising one half of the entire kitchen, and just like Shoya, he can perform any task in the