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.

Active Shield 2010: Disaster strikes, station responds
March 10, 2011 — After roughly four days of ever-increasing mayhem and catastrophe, exercise Active Shield 2011 officially ended here March 3.During the exercise, personnel all over the air station were measured and judged for their ability to respond to a slew of disastrous scenarios.This year’s exercise was a testament to the station’s readiness clearly MORE

ARFF strengthens communication during crash fires
March 10, 2011 — Aircraft Rescue Firefighting and medical personnel from the Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic quickly responded to a simulatedemergency crash landing on the southern end of the old runway here during Active Shield 2011, March 1. In the scenario, a U.S. C-12 Cessna was shot down on final approach of the runway by an anti-aircraft missile MORE

Children, parents spruce with Dr. Seuss
March 10, 2011 — Matthew C. Perry Elementary School children and parents celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday by reading their favorite Dr. Seuss books together in classrooms here March 2. The birthday of Dr. Seuss is a highlight of Read Across America Week, a national observance created in 1998 as a way for schools to celebrate reading, motivate children to become MORE

SRT Marines go in full force
March 10, 2011 — Military police discreetly cordon off the area as two hostages plead to be rescued. The armed