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Marine air station in Japan to restart air show silenced by COVID-19 pandemic

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DODEA to merge middle and high schools at Marine air station in Japan

Iwakuni Middle School and Matthew C. Perry High School will merge to become M.C. Perry Middle/High School at the start of the ...
Business Wire

US Navy Names Navy Federal Branch “Credit Union of the Year”

VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Department of the Navy has selected Navy Federal’s branch aboard Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan as its “Credit Union of the Year” for 2023. This marks the ...
Navy Times

Navy forward-deploys F-35s, Ospreys to Iwakuni, Japan

F-35C Lightning IIs are set to forward-deploy to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. (MC3 Ethan J. Soto/Navy) The Navy is forward-deploying F-35C Lightning II and CMV-22B Osprey aircraft to ...
Navy Times

Navy’s MQ-4C Triton wraps up deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet

A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton with Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19) departs Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. (Cpl. Mitchell Austin/U.S. Marine Corps) The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton ...