Civil aviation returns to Iwakuni after 48 years

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

11.27.2012

Photo by Lance Cpl. Benjamin Pryer 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Col. James C. Stewart, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, signs a document during the Local Implementation Agreement Signing Ceremony, which took place inside a conference room inside Building One here, Nov. 27, 2012. On Oct. 28, 2005, the Japan/United States Joint Committee agreed to allow civil aviation operations of four round-trip flights per day at MCAS Iwakuni. The next day, the Japan and United States Security and Consultative Committee approved recommendations for the development of facilities necessary to support said civil aviation operations.

• Date Taken: 11.27.2012
• Date Posted: 11.27.2012 01:26
• Photo ID: 789595
• VIRIN: 121127-M-YE622-025
• Resolution: 4752x3168
• Size: 4.92 MB
• Location: IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP