H&HS conducts bivouac, hike aboard MCAS Iwakuni [Image 4 of 6]

April 6, 2014, 6:01 pm

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Service members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron practice patrolling techniques during a bivouac and hike that took place aboard station, March 27 - 28, 2014. The evolution gave members of the squadron a chance to practice patrolling techniques, re-familiarize themselves with crew-served weapons and learn call-to-fire procedures. Participants awoke early the day after the bivouac to conduct a 10-kilometer hike in fire teams, ending with a warrior's breakfast at the southside chowhall.

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April 6, 2014, 6:02 pm

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Lance Cpl. Kristen K. Kahalewai, a participant in the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron bivouac and hike exercise, reassembles an M240B at Penny Lake Field aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 27 - 28, 2014. The evolution gave members of the squadron a chance to practice patrolling techniques, re-familiarize themselves with crew-served weapons and learn call-to-fire procedures. Participants awoke early the day after the bivouac to conduct a 10-kilometer hike in fire teams, ending with a warrior's breakfast at the southside chowhall.

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April 6, 2014, 6:02 pm

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Cpl. Radmila Allen, postal noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, practices applying a tourniquet during a bivouac and hike exercise that took place aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 27 - 28, 2014. The evolution gave members of the squadron a chance to practice patrolling techniques, re-familiarize themselves with crew-served weapons and learn call-to-fire procedures. Participants awoke early the day after the bivouac to conduct a 10-kilometer hike in fire teams, ending with a warrior's breakfast at the southside chowhall.

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April 6, 2014, 6:02 pm

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Service members with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron conduct a hike during a bivouac and hike exercise that took place aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 27 - 28, 2014. The evolution gave members of the squadron a chance to practice patrolling techniques, re-familiarize themselves with crew-served weapons and learn call-to-fire procedures. Participants awoke early the day after the bivouac to conduct a 10-kilometer hike in fire teams, ending with a warrior's breakfast at the southside chowhall.

H&HS conducts bivouac, hike aboard MCAS Iwakuni

April 6, 2014, 6:04 pm

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Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron service members stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, brushed up on their basic combat proficiency skills and slept under the stars during a bivouac and hike that took place at Penny Lake Field March 27 – 28, 2014.

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April 6, 2014, 9:12 pm

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Attendees of a uniform parade stand for the marching of the colors inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

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April 6, 2014, 9:12 pm

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Matthew C. Perry High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps members perform armed drill during a uniform parade that took place inside the M.C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

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April 6, 2014, 9:13 pm

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Attendees of a uniform parade take photos of a volunteer inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

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MCAS Iwakuni service members participate in uniform pageant for M. C. Perry [Image 4 of 6]

April 6, 2014, 9:13 pm

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Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

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April 6, 2014, 9:14 pm

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Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

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April 6, 2014, 9:14 pm

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Volunteers of a uniform parade stand at parade rest inside the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 3, 2014. Volunteers donned past and present Marine Corps uniforms for the event, which took place in conjunction with Month of the Military Child; recognizing the children of parents in the U.S. military.

MCAS Iwakuni service members participate in uniform pageant for M. C. Perry

April 6, 2014, 9:16 pm

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Service members aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, volunteered their time to participate in a uniform parade at the Matthew C. Perry High School gymnasium April 3, 2014.

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April 9, 2014, 4:34 pm

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First responders from Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, station Fire Department and the Provost Marshal’s Office tend to role-players during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014. The scenario simulated a propane tank explosion from a food vendor in a highly populated area.

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April 9, 2014, 4:34 pm

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Corpsmen from Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic and first responders from the station Fire Department work together to tend to role-players of a mock scenario during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014. Marines from the Provost Marshall’s Office and station Special Reaction Team also participated in the drill.

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April 9, 2014, 4:35 pm

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Seaman Darion Black, left, general duty corpsman with Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, and a firefighter with the station Fire Department work together to assist Lance Cpl. David Mayorga, a patrolman with the Provost Marshal’s Office, as part of a mock scenario during a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014.

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Mass casualty evacuation drill unites first responders with common goal

April 9, 2014, 4:36 pm

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The sound of sirens blared through the air as emergency response vehicles from Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic, the Provost Marshal’s Office and the station Fire Department rush to the scene of a mass casualty evacuation drill on the flight line aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 2, 2014.

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April 14, 2014, 4:39 pm

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Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, Navy senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, addresses everyone in attendance for the Navy Chief 121st Birthday Celebration at the Southside Mess Hall aboard station April 1, 2014.

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April 14, 2014, 4:39 pm

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Master Chief Petty Officer Gilbert Ermitano, right, Navy senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Chief Petty Officer Jowel Kinney, production control chief for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, cut a cake during the Navy Chief 121st birthday celebration at the Southside Mess Hall aboard station April 1, 2014.

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April 14, 2014, 4:41 pm

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Chief petty officers aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, gathered at the Southside Mess Hall April 1, 2014, to celebrate the 121st birthday of their rank.

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April 20, 2014, 11:13 pm

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American and Japanese participants of the 2014 Kintai Marathon, which took place aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, run past a puddle, April 13. The Kintai Marathon is one of the few annual events that give Japanese citizens an opportunity to come aboard station. Approximately 800 people signed up for the full marathon, half marathon and five-kilometer walk.