Venomous spiders have also been found off base. Last year, 122 were exterminated in Iwakuni city, according to city data.

Japan is converting two helicopter carriers into its first aircraft carriers since World War II, which will be deployed with the F-35B jets.

After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima ...

Pacific! On March 8, 2025, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214 touched down at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This historic ...

Navy veteran David Stockberger to lead ceremony honoring fallen service members, with special tribute to MSgt Dennis Englert ...

An F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on Saturday. (LCpl. Erick Reyes/U.S. Marine Corps) 34,437 people played the ...

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MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, hosted on May 4, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force-Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day, which is held annually to strengthen relationships with the host ...

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter assigned to Air Station Iwakuni ... relationship between Japan and the United States. (Japanese original by Norio Oyama, Iwakuni Local Bureau) ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aircraft MCH-101, UP-3D, EP-3, OP-3C, and US-2 stage for capabilities demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 27. pic.twitter.com ...