Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni/JMSDF Iwakuni Airbase (Iwakuni)

Japan / Yamaguchi / Iwakuni
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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni or MCAS Iwakuni (ICAO: RJOI) is a United States Marine Corps air station located in the Nishiki river delta in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan.

Interesting factoid: The attack on Pearl Harbor was planned from the headquarters building here.

www.iwakuni.usmc.mil
www.mccsiwakuni.com (Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni)
www.iwakunimcas.com (Map available from "Welcome Abord Package" tab)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
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Coordinates:   34°8'39"N   132°14'13"E

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  • Blocks 7 & 8 were formerly kamikaze barracks. When I was there, 1956-1958, Block 8 = Marines & Block 7 = Navy barracks. They were each two story square doughnut shaped buildings. Block 8 had a triangular fish pool near the heads (toilets). Main gate faced 4-corners in Iwakuni and C-gate was next to a river, possible Nishikawa (West River). Semper Fi - Andrew (formerly E-3 rank USMC 1st MAW FMFPAC Iwakuni Base)
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