The Aviationist recently visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, in Japan, to witness an ordinary day of operations at the ...

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base and retired quietly on Mar. 10, 2025, after 37 years of service. The U-36A, one of the JMSDF ...

Three Americans associated with a U.S. military air base who flouted quarantine procedures after arriving in Japan from the United States tested positive for the coronavirus, Yamaguchi prefectural ...

There are many housing options when it comes to living near MCAS Iwakuni. Whether you want to live on base, buy or rent, live on the water, or in a gated golf course community, MCAS Iwakuni ...

When operational tempos grow higher, stress can take its toll on MCAS Iwakuni servicemembers and their families. MCAS Iwakuni Family Services has a number of resources to help keep life in balance.

The Defense Ministry’s Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau informed Iwakuni city authorities about the unloading of the Osprey aircraft at the U.S. base’s port area.

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack ...

Japanese prosecutors have declined to charge a U.S. Marine accused of stealing a car, driving drunk, crashing it, and intruding into a man’s home in Iwakuni last month, according to a spokesman ...