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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

MCAS Iwakuni is a mission-ready air station, capable of providing continuous base-operating support for tenant organizations and follow-on U.S. and allied forces during training, combat or contingency (HA/DR) operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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A K-9 with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit searches for hidden explosives during joint training with Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters officers and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Repair and Supply Facility Petroleum Terminal unit military working dog handlers at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 24, 2016. Marines placed explosives in hidden locations before handlers and their K-9’s arrived, resulting in a more cautious and thorough search, increasing the overall training effectiveness. U.S. and Japanese handlers then escorted their K-9’s to locate explosives hidden throughout the stations old furniture store. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo)
160824-M-HD015-0072.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo

Aug 25, 2016
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - A K-9 with Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Provost Marshal’s Office K-9 unit searches for hidden explosives during joint training with Hiroshima Prefectural Police Headquarters officers and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Repair and Supply Facility Petroleum Terminal unit military working dog handlers at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 24, 2016. Marines placed explosives in hidden locations before handlers and their K-9’s arrived, resulting in a more cautious and thorough search, increasing the overall training effectiveness. U.S. and Japanese handlers then escorted their K-9’s to locate explosives hidden throughout the stations old furniture store. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Farbo)


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