Installations / Japan, Korea & Guam

MCAS Iwakuni

Iwakuni, Japan · Marine Corps / Navy

Moving to MCAS Iwakuni

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is home to Marine Aircraft Group 12 (including F-35B and KC-130J squadrons) and Navy Carrier Air Wing Five, and shares the airfield with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is a mid-sized, self-contained community in western Honshu near Hiroshima, with a full DoDEA school campus on station.

BranchMarine Corps / Navy
Nearest cityIwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture
AirportsIwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) shares the airfield with daily flights to Tokyo Haneda; Hiroshima Airport is also nearby
On-base housingGovernment family housing at Main Base (towers, town homes, row houses, single homes) and Atago Hill (single and duplex homes)
Medical careNaval Family Branch Clinic Iwakuni
Family support centerMarine Corps Community Services (MCCS) Iwakuni

Official installation website

Where families live

Main Base housing

On station

A mix of tower apartments, town homes, row houses and single homes for all ranks.

Atago Hill

Short trip to the station

Single-unit homes and duplex town homes for senior enlisted, company grade and field grade officers.

Iwakuni city

Close to the station; the city station is about 2.4 km northwest

The adjacent city and the main off-base option when government housing is full.

Schools

The station lists M.C. Perry Primary School, Iwakuni Intermediate School, Iwakuni Middle School and M.C. Perry High School, plus an MCCS K-12 School Liaison Program to help with transitions.

On the installation: M.C. Perry Primary School, Iwakuni Intermediate School, Iwakuni Middle School, M.C. Perry High School

MCCS K-12 School Liaison Program, Iwakuni

Things to do near MCAS Iwakuni

  • Kintai Bridgeday-trip
    The famous wooden arch bridge in Iwakuni city that gives the airport its nickname.
  • Zero Hangarmuseum
    A World War II-era hangar on the station mentioned on the official site.

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Local programs & support

  • MCCS Iwakuni
    Marine Corps Community Services runs commissary-adjacent services, recreation and the K-12 school liaison program.
  • Navy Marine Corps Relief Society
    Financial assistance and support for Sailors, Marines and families on the station.

PCS tips for MCAS Iwakuni

  • Accompanied members should send DD Form 1746 and PCS orders to the housing office in advance; apply within 30 days of arrival to keep your original effective date, and report in person within 48 hours.
  • Accompanied active-duty members must live in government family housing until occupancy exceeds 90 percent, so ask early about wait lists and mention any pending promotion or new dependents.
  • Housing is not assigned by address unless you are on the Key and Essential list.
  • Pets: non-tower units allow up to two dogs or cats; contact the housing office before shipping a pet because a pet-friendly tower unit is not guaranteed.
  • Temporary Lodging Allowance ends on the date adequate housing would have been assigned, and you may decline the first adequate offer.

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Last researched 2026-10. Housing partners, school assignments and phone numbers change; confirm with the installation before you sign anything. Spot an error? Send a correction.

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