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CVW-5 returns home to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

Friends and family welcome home U.S. Sailors with Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 147, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron ...
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Exclusive: Interviews With Senior Leaders from MCAS Iwakuni, Home of the Indo-Pacific's Largest Concentration of Combat Airpower

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 ...
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MCCS keeping tabs on quality of deployment

Iwakuni Marines training in Thailand for Cobra Gold could do their banking online or chat through e-mail with friends back home. If they got bored during the weeks of training, they could take a ...
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Iwakuni MCCS taps local work force for more qualified staffers

In early March there was reason for concern. Based on industry specifications, standards for a facility such as Iwakuni’s CDC require a minimum of 22 care providers on staff, with 29 being an ...