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

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — This busy base south of Hiroshima attracts tail spotters from around the world who come to photograph American fighter jets and Japanese search-and ...

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. He was a KC-130 mechanic by trade. Martinez entered the Corps in 2002 and supported two Iraq tours and one for Afghanistan. He also was a drill instructor ...

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 ...

The Corps has some of its newest aircraft in Japan. A squadron of KC-130J Super Hercules is based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. The new aircraft has air-to-air and ground vehicle refueling ...

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) ...

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. US Marine Corps photo.

The U.S. Navy plans to deploy its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variant to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in roughly the next three years amid reports the C-variant will achieve combat-ready ...

“Belgium’s first F-35 to arrive in country has rolled off the production line and is gearing up for arrival in Belgium this ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Residents of the Japanese city of Iwakuni voted on Sunday in a referendum on the future of a U.S. Marine base, the outcome of which could affect broader talks on the relocation of U ...