Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI)

Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 and KC-130 Aircraft Crash During Midair Refueling off Japan

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Aerial refueling, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Fighter aircraft, Japan, KC-130J Super Hercules, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet and a KC-130J Hercules tanker aircraft have crashed during a midair refueling

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Final Japan-Based CVW-5 Jet Squadrons Fly-in to MCAS Iwakuni

March 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy Strike fighter squadron (VFA) 27 and VFA 102, from Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) will arrive at

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Air Americas 

HSC 25 trains with VMFA-121, HSM 51 in Preparation for Scheduled Patrol

February 12, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Helicopter, Japan, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Wasp (LHD-1)

The “Island Knights” of the U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25’s (HSC 25) forward-deployed detachment wrapped up two weeks

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Air Asia-Pacific 

USMC VMM-262 departs MCAS Iwakuni for MCAS Futenma

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Tiltrotor aircraft, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262) departed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to MCAS

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Initial CVW-5 jet squadrons relocated to MCAS Iwakuni

November 28, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing EA-18G Growler, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The first jet squadrons from Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW-5) relocated from Naval Air Facility Atsugi (NAFA) to Marine Corps

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Remaining F-35B Lightning II with VMFA-121 arrive at MCAS Iwakuni

November 15, 2017March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments F-35B Lightning II, Japan, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 arrives at Marine Corps Air

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Asia-Pacific Land 

U.S. Marines, JGSDF soldiers conduct joint training during Exercise Active Shield

October 21, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Exercise Active Shield, Japan, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Military exercise, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. Marines has conducted joint training with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers during Exercise Active Shield at Marine

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Air Asia-Pacific 

NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka Awards Contract for F/A-18 Induction to Iwakuni

October 4, 2017April 3, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing EA-18G Growler, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka, U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Yokosuka awarded a contract to NIPPI Corporation Sept. 20

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Air Asia-Pacific Naval 

VFA-115 Super Hornets departs NAF Atsugi for the final time

September 23, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115) departed Naval Air Facility Atsugi for the final time on Sept. 10.

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Navy awards contract for Marine Corps relocation to Guam

September 20, 2017 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Japan, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCASI), Naval Base Guam, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Pacific awarded a $17.9 million contract to Contrack Watts Inc. of Virginia, to

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