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  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officers standing in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan. The Soldiers, stationed throughout Japan, gathered Dec. 5 in Iwakuni to hone their leadership skills by learning more about Japan’s history.

    POJ leaders move forward by studying past

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni – Several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officers met in Iwakuni recently to hone their leadership skills by learning more about Japan’s history.

  • September

    Firefighters with the Marine Corps Installation Pacific Fire and Emergency Services enter a nine story tower on Camp Courtney, Japan with hose packs to distinguish a simulated fire during emergency response training. The tower is one of 14 currently being renovated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.

    USACE aids Marine Corps with lifesaving training

    Marine Corps Installation Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, Japan (MCIPAC FESJ) was able to conduct invaluable emergency response training recently with help from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.

  • July

    Passersby Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Building One on July 16 may have had to look twice when they saw the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's bright red castle flag flying over the Marine headquarters. Marine Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer, MCAS Iwakuni, raised the USACE flag over the headquarters building with Lee Seeba, former resident engineer, Iwakuni Resident Office, under the joyful eyes of several Iwakuni Resident Office employees. Boucher flew the engineer castle in Iwakuni as a "thank you" to the Corps' Iwakuni Resident Office for a job well done, after completing a particularly intricate project by deadline. Bert Pechhold, current resident engineer, Iwakuni Resident Office, said the transformation that is occurring at MCAS Iwakuni could not be possible without the leadership and support from Boucher and his staff. "This achievement symbolizes that spirit of cooperation and partnership between the Army and Marines," Pechhold said. Seeba is currently the area engineer for the Japan District’s Okinawa Area Office.

    USACE Engineer Castle flown over Marine headquarters in Japan

    Passersby Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Building 1 on July 16th may have had to look twice when they saw the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's bright red castle flag flying over the Marine headquarters.
  • New District Commander Col. Rafael F. Pazos delivers remarks during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District Change of Command Ceremony, July 8.

    USACE Japan District welcomes new commander

    Colonel Rafael F. Pazos assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District July 8 during a ceremony held on Camp Zama, Japan. Pazos succeeds Colonel John S. Hurley, who has been commander and district engineer since July 9, 2013.

  • April

    Keita Tanaka, project manager, Iwakuni Resident Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District holds a map of the Atago site where a housing area, sports complex and bridge are being built on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, as Command Sgt. Major Yolanda Tate speaks about the magnitude of the project.

    Corps Pacific Ocean Division top enlisted Soldier reflects on visit to Japan

    Command Sgt. Major Yolanda Tate, the top enlisted Soldier in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pacific Ocean Division stepped foot on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan for the first time and, said she liked what she saw.
  • Kuniaki Nakamoto, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Japan District Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Resident Office engineer, center, explains the layout of the kitchens in the new rooms of the Kintai Inn to Commander Jeffrey Pfeil, Facilities commander and Lawrence Seeba, Iwakuni Resident Office resident engineer.

    Corps Construction projects designed for community improvement undergo final inspections

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office has readied several more new buildings for handover to Marine Corps Air Station directorates.

  • March

    Corps’ Iwakuni Japan Resident Office prepping for busy March

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office is hustling to prepare 10 projects to be turned over to the U.S. government this month. A challenge that will take intricate planning for an office that normally hands over about two jobs a month.

  • Corps’ Iwakuni Japan Resident Office prepping for busy March

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office is hustling to prepare 10 projects to be turned over to the U.S. government this month. A challenge that will take intricate planning for an office that normally hands over about two jobs a month.

  • January

    The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Facilities Department command group tours the new recycling center during the final inspection on Jan. 15. This is the final step before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District turns the keys over to the U.S. government.

    New recycling center ready for occupants

    The new recycling center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan is one step closer to opening now that the keys are in the hands of installation managers.