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STRIPES (Janiqua Robinson) - Marine Corps F-35Bs replace Hornets in Japan under unit deployment program | Stars and Stripes

F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for training with U.S. and allied forces throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-09-09/marine-f35-south-carolina-iwakuni-japan-22794549.html
Keywordsmarine-corpsf-35bf-35-lightning-iijapaniwakuniindo-pacificus-militaryusmcstealth-fighteraviationdefensefighter-jetsmilitarydeploymentaircraftair-forceusafasia-pacificcombat-readinessmilitary-aviationstars-and-stripes

STRIPES (Hana Kusumoto, Janiqua Robinson) - Aircraft incident briefly shutters shared military-civilian runway in Japan | Stars and Stripes

An aircraft incident shut the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for nearly an hour.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-09-02/marine-runway-closure-iwakuni-japan-22727830.html
Keywordsjapanus-militaryasia-pacificaviationstars-and-stripesusmcdefensemarine-corpsmilitary-baseokinawaaircraftiwakunimarinesmilitary-aviationnavyaircraft-incident

STRIPES (Janiqua Robinson) - Open-base air show in Japan to feature F-35 demo teams’ only overseas appearance | Stars and Stripes

The upcoming Friendship Day air show at MCAS Iwakuni on May 3 will feature the year’s only overseas appearance by U.S. F-35B and F-35C demonstration teams.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-15/iwakuni-japan-air-show-f35-demo-21381044.html
Keywordsjapaniwakuniusmcf-35bf-35caviationair-showmilitaryusafusmcfriendship-dayaircraftdemonstrationstealth-fighterdefenseindo-pacificus-militaryaeronauticsflight-demo

STRIPES (Janiqua Robinson) - Japanese neighborhood preserves memory of WWII crash and its cost | Stars and Stripes

About 75 people, including approximately 30 Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, attended the annual Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony.

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Sourcehttps://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-03-31/ww2-bomber-crash-memorial-japan-21233977.html
Keywordswwiiworld-war-2japanokinawamemorialmarine-corpsusmciwakunimarinessailorsaviationcrashaircraft-crashhistorymemoryceremonyasia-pacificmilitary-historyusmc-air-station-iwakuniveterans