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  1. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

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U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft.
Marine Corps F-35 Damaged After Landing Gear Failure in Okinawa

The pilot was flying out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and had to make a "precautionary landing" at Kadena Air Base...

Two F/A-18D Hornets approach a KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 during a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command aerial refueling exercise on Oct. 13, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trever Statz)
Marine Corps Finds Unprofessional Command Led to Fatal Midair Crash that Killed 6

A report found that inadequate training also contributed to a deadly refueling mission; four leaders were fired.

Capt. Anneliese Satz puts on her flight helmet prior to a training flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, on March 11, 2019. Satz graduated the F-35B Lighting II Pilot Training Program in June and will be assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 in Iwakuni, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ashley Phillips)
This Is the Marine Corps' 1st Female F-35B Fighter Pilot

Twenty-four years after the Marine Corps got its first female aviator, another woman pilot is making history.

An F/A-18D Hornet with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, and a KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, conduct simulated aerial refueling during the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Aaron Henson)
Marine Corps Identifies 5 Marines Lost in Midair Crash

Five KC-130 Hercules crew members died in a Dec. 6 accident off Japan.

An F/A 18C Hornet connects to the fuel line of a KC-130J Hercules during a fixed-wing air-to-air refueling mission as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-15 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on April 16, 2015. (Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria)
1 Rescued, 6 Missing After F/A-18 Fighter, Refueling Tanker Crash Off Japan

Search-and-rescue operations are underway after an F/A-18 Hornet and KC-130 refueling tanker both crashed early Thursday.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 arrives at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)
GAO: Bad Communication on F-35 Problems Threatens Future Deployments

GAO officials said they're worried more deployments may have additional hiccups if info isn't communicated on a larger scale.

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