Fleet Air Wing 31 hosts a traditional Mochitsuki event

MCAS Iwakuni MCMAP Culminating Event

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, conduct a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program culminating event at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 13, 2025. Marines from MCAS Iwakuni conducted a five-hour culminating event that challenged students in mental resilience and warrior discipline through lethal close quarters combat training and physical conditioning.

Taken: 12.13.2025 | Video by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock

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MCAS Iwakuni MCMAP Culminating Event

12.30.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, conduct a supply run during a Marine Corps...

ARFF MCAS Iwakuni 2025 Christmas Parade

12.30.2025 | Photo by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock

The community of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni watch a Christmas Parade at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 19, 2025. The Christmas Parade is an...

Fleet Air Wing 31 hosts a traditional Mochitsuki event

12.18.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Bassett

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force member with Fleet Air Wing 31 laughs during a traditional Mochitsuki mochi pounding event at Marine Corps Air...

Fleet Air Wing 31 hosts a traditional Mochitsuki event

12.18.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Richard Johnson, center, the sergeant major of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and native of Washington D.C., rolls...

Fleet Air Wing 31 hosts a traditional Mochitsuki event

12.18.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Siwan Lewis

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force member with Fleet Air Wing 31 steams rice during a traditional Mochitsuki event at Marine Corps Air Station...

MCAS Iwakuni Military Working Dog Handlers Train at...

12.18.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Marc-Anthony Burgos, a military working dog handler with the Provost Marshal Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron...

MCAS Iwakuni CO and Admiral Review Posters for...

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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, right, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni commanding officer, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...

MCAS Iwakuni 2025 Christmas Decoration Contest

12.16.2025 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger

Christmas decorations are displayed outside a resident’s home during a Holiday Decoration Contest at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan,...

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MCAS Iwakuni MCMAP Culminating Event

12.13.2025 | Video by Cpl. Sarah Grawcock

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, conduct a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program...

Welcome Home: CVW-5 returns to MCAS Iwakuni

12.06.2025 | Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

Friends and family welcome home U.S. Sailors with Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 147, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 102, Strike...

Active Shield 26

11.17.2025 | Video by Cpl. Brian Long

U.S Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...

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10.27.2025 | Video by Sgt. Peter Rawlins

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10.25.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

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JGSDF members participate in CQB training during...

10.25.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

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10.24.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

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MCAS Iwakuni Marines and Sailors participate in...

10.24.2025 | Video by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor

U.S. Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, learn how to operate small unmanned...

Lance Cpl. Christopher Benon: CBRN Specialist

12.07.2025 | Story by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – Oxygen hisses softly through the gas mask as it seals. Temperature rises. Breathing becomes effort....

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10.03.2025 | Story by Sgt. Randall Whiteman

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08.25.2025 | Story by Lance Cpl. David Getz

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Tethered by Tragedy. United by Memory

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Compassion in Action: Ombudsman Katie Mintz...

06.05.2025 | Story by Sgt. Isaac Orozco

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Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony Honors 80 Years of...

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Lance Cpl. Joseph Alvarez

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