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Marine air base in Japan adds GPS approach to bypass cultural landmark

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — This shared airfield south of Hiroshima has new satellite-based approach procedures that allow military and commercial pilots to land safely in poor weather ...
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New arrivals at Marine Corps base in Japan focus on disaster preparedness

IWAKUNI, Japan — Life in coastal Japan brings its own set of major hazards — earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and landslides. For average American service members, civilian employees and their families ...
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US Marines' Iwakuni base in Japan draws 130,000 visitors to annual Friendship Day

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi -- Aerial acrobatics and ground attractions drew some 130,000 people, according to organizers, to the annual Friendship Day festival at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni here ...
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CVW-5 returns home to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan

Friends and family welcome home U.S. Sailors with Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 147, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 102, Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 195, Airborne Command and ...
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Local Officials Want to Ban Fighter Training in Japan Over Noise

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, Carrier Strike Group 5, taxis the flightline during touch-and-go landing training for Field ...