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Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron

Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
Marine Corps Installations Pacific

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Generate, sustain, and defend combat power in order to provide United States Indo-Pacific Command with a naval expeditionary force-in-readiness in support of fleet operations and naval campaigns.

Unit Leaders

Commanding Officer : Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron

Lt. Col. Federico W. Mendizabal

Lieutenant Colonel Mendizabal graduated from East Aurora High School, New York, in 2001, and then proceeded to the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island. After one year, he reported to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2006, Lieutenant Colonel Mendizabal graduated with...

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Sergeant Major : Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron

Sgt. Maj. Steven T. Kern

Sergeant Major Steven Kern was born on 2 May 1984 in Cincinnati Ohio and graduated from Loveland High School in 2002. He attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island South Carolina where he was a recruit of 2nd Battalion, Echo Company, Platoon 2075. Upon completion of...

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HHS SAPR Victim Advocate
Address

Commanding Officer
Attn: (If Applicable)
OPC 561 Box 4
FPO AP 96310-9001


 
Phone number

DSN: 253-5032
Commercial from Japan: 0827-79-5032
Commercial from U.S.: 011-81-827-79-5032


 
Command Duty Officer

Command Duty Officer DSN: 253-4001
Command Duty Officer Cell: 090-2291-4351


 
External Reference

Community Counseling Program DSN: 253-6553
Community Counseling Program Commercial from Japan: 0827-79-6553
Mental Health DSN: 253-8331
Chaplain DSN: 253-3371