Officially Licensed USMC H&HS MCAS Iwakuni Patch — Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Embroidered Patch
H&HS Iwakuni — the backbone of MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, keeping the Marine Corps' forward-deployed Pacific air station running at full capacity.
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is the command and administrative squadron that provides base operations, security, communications, and support services for one of the Marine Corps' most strategically important air stations. MCAS Iwakuni is home to Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and hosts F-35B Lightning IIs, F/A-18 Hornets, KC-130J Super Hercules, and other aircraft that constitute the Marine Corps' forward-deployed aviation combat power in the Western Pacific.
H&HS Iwakuni ensures that the operational squadrons have the infrastructure, services, and support they need to maintain combat readiness thousands of miles from the continental United States. From air traffic control and crash/fire/rescue to base security and facilities maintenance, H&HS provides the essential services that keep MCAS Iwakuni functioning as a premier military aviation installation.
Serving at Iwakuni places Marines at the forward edge of the Indo-Pacific theater, within rapid response range of potential flashpoints on the Korean Peninsula, in the Taiwan Strait, and across the South China Sea.
Perfect For: H&HS MCAS Iwakuni Marines and veterans, MCAS Iwakuni base personnel, MAG-12 community, 1st MAW and III MEF members, and Marine air station patch collectors.
H&HS MCAS Iwakuni — keeping the Pacific's premier Marine air station mission-ready, every single day.
