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Happy Holidays from VMFA-312, on UDP to Iwakuni, Japan
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Schappell, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides a holiday greeting from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 20, 2024. Marines with VMFA-312, based out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, are currently operating at MCAS Iwakuni as part of the Unit Deployment Program to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW. The UDP enables squadrons throughout the Marine Corps to exercise expeditionary capabilities while providing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)
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Happy Holidays from VMFA-312, on UDP to Iwakuni, Japan
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Happy Holidays from VMFA-312, on UDP to Iwakuni, Japan
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Schappell, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides a holiday greeting from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 20, 2024. Marines with VMFA-312, based out of MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, are currently operating at MCAS Iwakuni as part of the Unit Deployment Program to augment MAG-12, 1st MAW. The UDP enables squadrons throughout the Marine Corps to exercise expeditionary capabilities while providing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)
Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony, Kure, Japan, 2026
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Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony, Kure, Japan, 2026
U.S. service members, civilians, and Japanese locals observe the 81st Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, March 28, 2026. The ceremony is held every year in remembrance of the Japanese locals and U.S. crew members of Torpedo Squadron 6 who lost their lives in a U.S. Navy TBM-3 Avenger crash during WWII. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Eliza Fremont)
Radio Around the Region: National Junior Honor Society
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Radio Around the Region: National Junior Honor Society
Wesley Weeks, Student Council President and National Junior Honor Society Representative, speaks with radio broadcaster Lance Cpl. Andrew Kinght at the AFN Iwakuni radio station on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 25, 2026. During the interview, they spoke about what it takes to become a member of NJHS and why Weeks chose to join it. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)
Radio Around the Region: Interview with USO Volunteer
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Radio Around the Region: Interview with USO Volunteer
Kimika Louis, a volunteer at the USO, speaks with radio broadcaster Lance Cpl. Tahir Noel at the AFN Iwakuni radio station on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 12, 2026. During the interview, they spoke about the upcoming Iwakuni Incredible Race event that will take place in April. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Saul Hernandez)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force US-2 Aircraft Conducts a Water Takeoff and Landing, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, 2026
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force US-2 Aircraft Conducts a Water Takeoff and Landing, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, 2026
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force US-2 assigned to Fleet Air Wing 31 conducts a water takeoff and landing off the coast of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Mar. 9, 2026. The US-2 is a specialized amphibious search-and-rescue aircraft that can take off and land in short distances and in rough seas. Watch the full story on the AFN Iwakuni Facebook page. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Madison Sharpe)
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AFN Iwakuni PSC 561 Box 1875 FPO AP 96310

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