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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni (岩国飛行場, Iwakuni hikōjō) (IATA: IWK, ICAO: RJOI) is a joint Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces and United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta, 1.3 NM (2.4 km; 1.5 mi) southeast of Iwakuni Station [1] in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 (MALS-12) is an aviation logistics support unit of the United States Marine Corps.Known as the "Marauders", they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) and are currently based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) is an aviation ground support unit of the United States Marine Corps.Known as "The Sentinels", they are based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) is an active air group of the United States Marine Corps, tasked with providing fighter and assault support aircraft. It is currently part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), itself an integral part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, and based at MCAS Iwakuni in Japan.
MCAS Kaneohe Bay (1955–66) South Vietnam (1966-70) MCAS Iwakuni (1970–72) RTAB Nam Phong (1972-73) MCAS Iwakuni (1972–78) 23 August 1951 1 October 1978 Commissioned 23 August 1951 as MATCU-4 under MGCIS-4. Redesignated as MATCU-15 under MAG-15 on 1 April 1952. Redesignated again as MATCU-62 on 10 February 1954. MATCU-63: MCAS Cherry Point ...
Marine Corps Installations Pacific is commanded by a major general, with its headquarters residing aboard Camp Foster.Its mission is to provide the operating forces and tenant commands with the highest quality of continuous, effective service and support to meet present and future operating force requirements.
They also provide artillery spotting and can assist in search and rescue operations. Due to the high operational tempo of the VMU squadrons in recent years, the Marine Corps stood up VMU-3 in 2008 and VMU-4 , a reserve unit, was activated in 2010 with the lineage of VMO-4.
Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27), also known as the "Royal Maces", are a United States Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. They are a part of Carrier Air Wing 5 and are attached to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Their tail code is NF.