Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 03.22.2025
Japanese nationals walk to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 03.22.2025
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, takes off during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit new service members......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 03.22.2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members conduct preflight inspections on a JMSDF ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 03.22.2025
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, taxis the flightline during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit new......
Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 03.22.2025
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, is staged on the flight line during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit......
Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 02.26.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, a Pennsylvania native and the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, gives a tour of MCAS Iwakuni’s air traffic control tower to Makoto Oniki, the Japanese State Minister of Defense, and other Japanese officials at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Oniki visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with leadership from the air station and better......
Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 02.26.2024
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi the commanding officer of Fleet Air Wing 31, left, Makoto Oniki, a Japanese State Minister of Defense, center, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, bid farewells and shake hands at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Oniki visited MCAS Iwakuni to speak with leadership......
Photo by Cpl. Peter Rawlins | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 02.26.2024
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, left, the commanding officer of Fleet Air Wing 31, Makoto Oniki, center, a native of Japan and the Japan State Minister of Defense, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, pose for a picture after an installation tour at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 26, 2024. Oniki visited......
