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F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) moved to Iwakuni in 2014 with its KC-130J multi-role tankers and ...
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Explore inside a submarine at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum
The JS Akishio, a decommissioned Japanese submarine, is the centerpiece of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum in Kure, Japan. (Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes) ...
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Osprey still safe to government, Iwakuni mayor OKs deployment
The Iwakuni base is expected to be the third facility in Japan to host the U.S. Osprey. The plan sparked trepidation among local residents due to the tilt-rotor aircraft's history of accidents.
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Marines expand F-35B’s presence in Japan, marking new phase for fighter operations
A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, marking the latest ...
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Exclusive: Interviews With Senior Leaders from MCAS Iwakuni, Home of the Indo-Pacific's Largest Concentration of Combat Airpower
M CAS Iwakuni, located on the southwestern tip of Honshu – the most populated island in Japan, is home to the largest ...
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Unloading of SDF’s 1st Osprey in Iwakuni met by small protest
The Iwakuni city government had submitted a request to the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau to not make it accepted practice to unload all Ospreys to be based in Japan at Iwakuni port. Ospreys have ...