Welcome to the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Web site. H&HS was activated Nov. 30, 1965, to assume administrative responsibility over personnel assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Station personnel had previously been assigned to Marine Wing Service Group 17. Approximately 50 percent of the Marines in H&HS come from other units such as MAG-12, MWSS-171, and CLC-36 as part of the Fleet Assistance Program.

Mission

In addition to providing administrative support and conducting training in general military skills for the over 800 Marines and Sailors assigned to the Air Station, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron exercises operational control of the following function/services;

• C-12 operations
• Small arms training
• Barracks management for the Station's unaccompanied personnel