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	United States Marine Corps - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
		The Marine Corps has a widely-held reputation as a fierce and effective fighting force and the Marines take pride in their gung-ho attitude, are indoctrinated with a strong belief in their chain of command and the importance of esprit de corps, a spirit of enthusiasm and pride in themselves and the Corps.
		The Marine Corps is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002.
		Marines were among the first troops deployed to Vietnam, as well as the last to leave during the evacuation of the American embassy in Saigon.
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	Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		United States Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is located at the Nishiki river delta in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku region of the island of Honshu, Japan.
		The base is detailed for marine pilot training and air patrol, using F/A-18 Hornet fighter- attack aircraft among others in compliance with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security obligations to protect Japan.
		Unofficially the American base continues to function as an important boost for Iwakuni's economy and a focal point for thriving personal relations between servicemembers and civilians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MCAS_Iwakuni

	Marine Corps News -> Blacksheep flock to Station
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (July 24, 2003) -- The Blacksheep of Marine Attack Squadron 214 arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni July 11 for a six-month tour under the Unit Deployment Program.
		Although the squadron has been to Iwakuni before, many of the Marines who make up the Blacksheep are new to deployments.
		Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 214 park one of the squadron's AV-*B Harriers in their hangar.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/20027243265

	Weather Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station Weather Forecast - Find Local Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station Weather
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	Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station
		Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is located in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry and is among the United States military's most important and most historically colorful installations.
		The Marines at the air station are new kids on the block, even though they've been there since 1956 when MAG-31 was moved from Marine Corps Air Station, Miami, at the time that historic old Southern base was closed.
		Recreational facilities on the air station include a fitness complex, a center from which gear, including boats, may be checked out or rented, some great fishing ponds and a fishing pier on Tidal Creek from which shrimp as well as a variety of fish may be caught.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/beaufort.htm

	Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station
		Iwakuni is also known as host to the US Marine Corps Air Station on mainland Japan and the presence of Americans coming and going throughout the city create an international atmosphere.
		Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station relocated a runaway 1,000 meters off shore by reclaiming a 1/2 mile the Seto Island Sea in a 10 year project.
		When the Korean Conflict started in 1950, units from the Royal Navy and US Air Force arrived at Iwakuni as United Nations forces.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/iwakuni.htm

	Typhoon Songda sweeps Air Station
		Marines and Sailors aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni were sent cleaning after Typhoon Songda hit with winds reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour.
		According to Moore, Station recovery personnel are moving forward with standard recovery procedures in spite of a second tropical storm approaching.
		In her wake she left power outages, severe damage to several structures aboard the Station and the battered remains of previously well-manicured foliage.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_36/features/31240-1.html

	Northern Edge '99: March 2nd Exercise Highlights
		Marine Maintenance crews from VMFA - 212, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, adjusts heating unit controls, as hot air is forced through hoses to keep intakes on F/A-18C Hornet warm and dry in temperatures of -20 degrees at Eielson Air Force Base, in support of Exercise Northern Edge ’99.
		Marine Maintenance crews from VMFA - 212, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, inspect for foreign object degree on F/A-18C Hornet wheels in temperatures of -20 degrees at Eielson Air Force Base, during Exercise Northern Edge ’99.
		Marine Maintenance crews from VMFA - 212, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, attach heating hose on an F/A-18C Hornet in temperatures of -20 degrees at Eielson Air Force Base during Exercise Northern Edge ’99.
	www.elmendorf.af.mil /ALCOM/NE03/webdocs/ne98-99/dh/2mar.htm

	Welcome to Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan
		The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is located on the main island of Honshu, Japan, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) South SouthWest of historic Hiroshima.
		The air station is bordered on the East side by the Inland Sea, and is noted for the interestingly cold winters and warm summers.
		The air station was utilized by the Japanese Air Forces as a fighter trtaining and defense base during WW2; in addition, was also used as a Home Defense base.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/1,13476,708267,00.html

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes
		Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 from Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station advance on their target Friday during exercise Cloud Warrior at Camp Fuji.
		Members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 from Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station this week are wrapping up the exercise.
		Members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 from Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station currently are wrapping up the Cloud Warrior 2004 exercise.
	www.pstripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=24479

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		Gunnery Sergeant Thompson remained at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina until March 1986 and after an unaccompanied tour with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 15, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, he was transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina for duty with VMGR-252.
		Transferring to Naval Air Station Millington, Tennessee to retrain as an Aviation Structure Mechanic, he was subsequently transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina for duty with Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 31.
		Marine Regiment, Jackson, Mississippi in August for duty in the Marine Corps Reserve.
	1stbattalion3rdmarines.com /3rd-div-hist/sgtmaj.html

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes
		Facilities architects at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station use Japanese themes and local plant varieties to add aesthetic charm to the base, including this new small park outside the American Forces Network building.
		Station architects have designed a new landscape to accompany a new sign requested for the front of the building.
		Examples of their work dot the new Building One headquarters: A small outdoor sitting area outside the station commander’s office; an outdoor atrium with a rock garden and platform for small ceremonies; and the entrance way with a similarly themed large planter.
	www.stripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=22196&archive=true

	VMA-224 Bengals
		Marine Attack Squadron 224 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina to continue taking part in maneuvers in the continental United States and the Caribbean areas.
		Marine Fighting Squadron 224 was established at the Naval Air Station, Barbers Point Territory of Hawaii.
		The squadron was redesignated Marine All Weather Attack Squadron 224 Bengals and assigned to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing.
	www.skyhawk.org /4E/vma224/vma224.htm

	Liberty Campaign Plan
		The Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler and the Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni will take measures to establish policy and procedures to ensure that all individuals licensed to drive and/or own a POV fully meet the 'spirit of intent' of this policy.
		The Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Corps Bases Japan, will coordinate with the Public Affairs Officer, Marine Corps Bases Japan, to ensure that all alcohol related NJP results are forwarded for publication in the Okinawa Marine and Torii Teller newspapers.
		The reference requires the Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Corps Base Japan, to provide a weekly report of alcohol related NJP results for inclusion in the Okinawa Marine.
	www.mcbbutler.usmc.mil /lcp/LCP_Policy.asp

	Station Marine Turns Hometown Hero
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Five-foot-high flames licked at the dry wooden porch with fierce red tongues as Livingston, Mont., native Amy Daem and her young son slept on in the house that October morning — completely unaware of the rapidly growing danger nearby.
		Stallard said he was also drawn to the Marine Corps because of the strong bond he observed between retired Marines in the civilian fire fighting sector.
		Stallard, a former pre-med student disillusioned by his experience with the politics of the civilian medical field, joined the Marine Corps early in December of 2003.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usmc1_122904.00.html

	Marine Corps News -> ‘Sumos’ celebrate superior safety record
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan — Lance Cpl. Jake O. Burke, a 20-year-old native of San Mateo, Calif., removes the “Sumo” insignia from a KC-130 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma July 8.
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan — Cpl. Ethan C. Beard, a Brookline, N.H. native repairs fuselage on a KC-130 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma July 8.
		Brock is a powerline mechanic with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 152, 1st Marine Air Wing.
	marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/7251E4CB0FAE12498525703E0028189B?opendocument

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes
		IWAKUNI MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Japan — The sergeant major of the Marine Corps said Friday that Marines must continue to enhance their “nation-building” skills, as troops are charged with doing in Iraq.
		of the Marine Corps John Estrada told hundreds of Marines gathered Friday afternoon in Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station's Sakura Theater that their efforts in Japan supporting Marines deployed in areas of conflict are greatly appreciated by the Marine Corps leaders at the Pentagon.
		Estrada joined the Marines in 1973 and became the 15th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps in June 2003.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=18980&archive=true

	Marine Corps Times - News - This Week's Marine Corps Times
		But as part of the Navy and Marine Corps tactical aviation integration plan, VFA-97 — now assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12 — is the first of three Navy Hornet squadrons slated to deploy with the Marines.
		Instead of practicing carrier landings and doing air wing training, VFA-97 pilots participated in a mini-Combined Arms Exercise with a leatherneck battalion at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in March.
		But before they left, 80 sailors from the Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.-based squadron took a three-hour familiarization course on the M16 rifle, and everyone in the squadron learned how to don a protective suit and wear a gas mask, sitting in a chamber exposed to tear gas.
	www.marinetimes.com /story.php?f=1-MARINEPAPER-359486.php

	National News ~ March 26, 2004
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, March 7, after the conclusion of Exercise Cope Tiger in Korat, Thailand.
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Three officers from Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 121 were recognized recently for their accomplishments in the F/A-18 Hornet.
		MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa, Japan -- After nearly two years deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the final 17 Marines of Marine Air Control Squadron-4 returned to Okinawa March 11.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_12/national_news

	History of Iwakuni
		Four years later, the air facility was designated as a Marine Corps Air Station.
		With the close of the war, Marines were the first allied forces to hit the beach at Iwakuni.
		The Marines, however, were followed by a succession of allied forces from the United
	www.homestead.com /thehicks/files/iwahist.html

	Marine Corps Times - News - More News
		YAMAGUCHI, Japan (Kyodo) — The Iwakuni municipal and Yamaguchi prefectural governments approved Friday a plan to transfer five CH-53D Sea Stallion transport helicopters to Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station from a base on Okinawa, where the same type of aircraft crashed at a university campus during the summer.
		Ihara made the remark after the agency and U.S. military officials explained the cause of the August accident, and outlined the plan to transfer the five CH-53D helicopters from Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to Iwakuni, Japanese officials said.
		On Wednesday, the Marines resumed helicopter flights, following the Japanese government’s approval of the resumption the previous day despite opposition from local residents.
	www.marinetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-453835.php

	MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, JAPAN
		Whether you're here for six months, a one year unaccompanied tour or a three year tour with your family, you're coming to one of the best kept secrets in the Marine Corps.
		Aside from many professional opportunities, Iwakuni is a great environment to live, work and play.
		To the left are the areas most people are eager to learn about when they prepare to move here.
	www.iwakuni.usmc.mil /Newmovinghere/newmovingherefull.htm

	Military Bases
		An overview from its roots as a tobacco field to the stationing of the first helicopters here leading up to its selection as the first Air Station to receive the new V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft.
		Information on commanding officers, units, base tours, and recent news for this South Carolina air station.
		Station profile, commanding officers, public affairs and unit information are provided on this Arizonia
	www.marinemail.com /military_bases.htm

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	Marteniez L. Powell's Home Page
		After being stationed in San Diego for approximately two years with the Maintenance Division I was transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan for a one year tour of duty.
		I reenlisted in the United States Marine Corps approximately nine months later and was sent to NAS Memphis Tennessee to begin training as a aircraft mechanic.
		I went to basic training at the San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot, where I was assigned to platoon class 3056.
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	Official Website for the United States Marine Corps
		In another effort at winning the hearts and minds of the community, Marines, soldiers and sailors from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii temporarily set up a medical clinic for the public July 21.
		More than 20 Marines and sailors each swam 27 miles, escaped from the clutches of staff noncommissioned officers who wanted to drag them underwater, and passed written and practical application exams to earn their Marine Combat Instructor Water Survi...
		Marines magazine is soliciting sea stories to run in upcoming issues of the magazine.
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	Northern Edge '99: February 25th Exercise Highlights
		Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Hessong, plane captain, VMFA-212, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, inspects a FA-18 Hornet after arriving at Eielson Air Force Base, Ak., to participate in Exercise Cope Thunder 99-01,part of Exercise Northern Edge ’99.
		Marine maintenance personnel, from VMFA-212, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, gather around a recently arrived FA-18 Hornet at Eielson Air Force Base, Ak.
		Wilkins, squadron commander, VMFA-212, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrives at Eielson Air Force Base, Ak., to participate in Exercise Cope Thunder 99-01, part of Exercise Northern Edge ’99.
	www.elmendorf.af.mil /ALCOM/NE03/webdocs/ne98-99/dh/25feb.htm

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