VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine ...

The Unit Deployment Program allows continental U.S.-based squadrons to deploy in the Indo-Pacific and gain valuable ...

Japanese police are holding Marine in custody in Iwakuni city on allegations he stole a car, drove drunk and crashed it ...

A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, marking the latest ...

U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is operating in the Sea of Japan after wrapping a five-day port visit to South ...

The Aviationist recently visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, in Japan, to witness an ordinary day of operations at the base. It became immediately evident that MCAS Iwakuni is anything but ...

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s (Japan Maritime Self Defense ... was followed by a retirement ceremony at Iwakuni Air Base, which is shared with the USMC (U.S. Marine Corps), who refer to it ...

Two benefits that continue to help those in the military community stretch their dollars are commissaries and exchanges.

Additionally, Marine Corps' FA-18s will be switched ... Governor Tsugumasa Muraoka. The Iwakuni base is expected to be the third facility in Japan to host the U.S. Osprey. The plan sparked ...

The Ospreys will replace C-2 transport planes currently stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. It will mark the third U.S. Osprey deployment in Japan. The effort is part of a larger ...