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James Bolinger

James Bolinger is a reporter at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

He previously served at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., where he spent nearly seven years as the NCOIC of public affairs covering specialized undergraduate pilot training. He began his career as editor of the Airlifter newspaper at Dover Air Force Base, Del., then headed to the Defense Information School where he served as a journalism instructor from 2009 to 2011.

Email: bolinger.james@stripes.com

A Marine infantry officer explains Marine methods of urban warfare training to Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers Feb. 7, 2019, during Exercise Forest Light 19-2 at Aibano Exercise Area near Takashima, Japan.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes
A Marine infantry officer explains Marine methods of urban warfare training to Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers Feb. 7, 2019, during Exercise Forest Light 19-2 at Aibano Exercise Area near Takashima, Japan.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes

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Reserve Marines fight mock battle with Japanese soldiers near Kyoto

The annual Forest Light exercise brings together Marine Corps units with those from the Japan Self-Defense Forces for some training and tightening of their military relationship.

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Marine Maj. Lyle Gilbert, bottom right, and his wife Johanna, bottom left, have four children serving on active duty in the U.S. military. Three are in the Marine Corps and one is in the Air Force.<br>Courtesy of the Gilbert family
Marine Maj. Lyle Gilbert, bottom right, and his wife Johanna, bottom left, have four children serving on active duty in the U.S. military. Three are in the Marine Corps and one is in the Air Force.<br>Courtesy of the Gilbert family

Family of four Marines, one airman share bond of service, blood and love

Growing up, Lyle Gilbert didn’t consider joining the military. Today, he’s a Marine Corps major whose example has led four of his children into military service – three as fellow Marines.

A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conducts aerial refueling training in 2017.<br>Stephen Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conducts aerial refueling training in 2017.<br>Stephen Campbell/U.S. Marine Corps

Iwakuni Marines honor lost KC-130J aircrew with memorial service, flyover

A single KC-130J flew slowly past MCAS Iwakuni Friday in remembrance of five Marines who lost their lives after their aerial refueler collided in midair with an F/A-18 Hornet Dec. 6 off southern Japan.

Capt. Jahmar F. Resilard died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, after a collision between a fighter jet and a refueling plane off the coast of Japan.<br>U.S. Marine Corps
Capt. Jahmar F. Resilard died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, after a collision between a fighter jet and a refueling plane off the coast of Japan.<br>U.S. Marine Corps

Fallen Hornet pilot honored with missing-man flyover at MCAS Iwakuni

Four Marine F/A-18 Hornets roared over Iwakuni in tribute to Capt. Jahmar Resilard, who died in a midair collision last week.

From left: Lt. Col. Kevin Herrmann, Cpl. Daniel Baker, Staff Sgt. Maximo Flores and Cpl. Carter Ross were among those who were declared dead after their KC-130J Hercules collided with an F/A-18 Hornet on Dec. 6, 2018.<br>AP, YouTube screen grabs and GoFundMe
From left: Lt. Col. Kevin Herrmann, Cpl. Daniel Baker, Staff Sgt. Maximo Flores and Cpl. Carter Ross were among those who were declared dead after their KC-130J Hercules collided with an F/A-18 Hornet on Dec. 6, 2018.<br>AP, YouTube screen grabs and GoFundMe

Five Marines are declared dead in crash off coast of Japan, search ends

The Marine Corps has ended an extensive search for five Marines missing after their KC-130J Hercules collided with an F/A-18 Hornet last week off Japan’s southern coast.

A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017.<br>Aaron Henson/U.S. Marine Corps
A KC-130J Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2017.<br>Aaron Henson/U.S. Marine Corps

Marine released from hospital after deadly midair collision; search continues for five others

The search continued Monday for five Marines who went missing last week after their KC-130 Hercules collided midair with an F/A-18 Hornet.

A Japanese Coast Guard ship is seen at sea during a search operation for U.S. Marine refueling plane and fighter jet off Muroto, Kochi prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. <br>Kyodo News/AP
A Japanese Coast Guard ship is seen at sea during a search operation for U.S. Marine refueling plane and fighter jet off Muroto, Kochi prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. <br>Kyodo News/AP

Search for missing Marines continues days after deadly fighter-tanker collision in Japan

The search for five Marines who went missing early Thursday after their KC-130 Hercules aerial tanker collided midair with an F/A-18 Hornet has moved into its third day in Japan.