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Job Opening at Stars and Stripes: Multimedia, Digital, and Programmatic Sales Contractor

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Stars and Stripes: Core values

 Stars and Stripes news organization is committed to a set of core values detailed in a message from our publisher.

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Back to school, minus the smartphones, for Defense Department’s overseas students

Bells rang and parents applauded as thousands of students streamed back into Defense Department schools on Monday, many leaving their phones and smartwatches out of reach under new rules for the academic year.

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Pacific Storm Tracker: Tropical Storm 14W (Chan-hom), # 10 FINAL

Chan-hom made landfall and passed just north of Tokyo late Tuesday evening as a middling tropical storm, according to Joint Typhoon Warning Center’s latest forecast track.

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Navy separation reviews for some sailors with shaving waivers could begin next month

Starting Sept. 30, sailors who have held a medical shaving waiver for 12 consecutive months could be considered for administrative separation, a Navy spokeswoman said.

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Typhoon 12W (Dolphin), # 42; Tropical Storm 14W (Chan-hom), # 3: Okinawa All Clear

U.S. bases on Okinawa have been declared All Clear as Dolphin departs area.

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Ssssssneaky Sssssnakes! Watch out for Okinawa’s venomous habu this summer!

You may not believe this, but I once saw a habu beat a mongoose in a cross-species duel when I was a kid.

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Quality of Life on the Front Lines: Exchange accelerates mission support in Okinawa

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Director/CEO Brad Bingham visited Exchange locations across Okinawa last week, meeting with associates and leaders on the ground to hear firsthand how the Department of War’s largest retailer is supporting Warfighters from all branches of services and their families.

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Know rules for riding e-scooters in Japan or pay price

With the recent uptick of violations and accidents involving e-scooters in Japan, I realized it might be time to catch up on the rules and regulations of using these vehicles.

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Our house, our rules, even for grown children

Anna, when r u free to talk about this weekend?” my text read. Our 28-year-old middle child was bringing her boyfriend and four other friends home from New York City for the July 4th weekend, and I needed to make plans for meals, beds, snacks, drinks and transportation.

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Kadena Language Institute tours Kadena AB

Kadena Language Institute students and teachers pose for a photo at the Ryukyu Islands Surrender Site during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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Okinawa Exchange to mark Army & Air Force Exchange service’s 131 years of service with community celebration

The Installation Exchange will mark the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 131st anniversary and legacy of serving those who serve with Cake Cutting, In-Store Events, Giveaways and more. July 25 at the Kadena and Foster Exchanges.

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Lessons and laundry from summer camp

I cautiously reached into the dark, dank cavity and pulled out the filthy, wretched garments. Fearing for my safety, I pinched my nose shut and carried the contaminated bundle with an outstretched arm to be disinfected.

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Vietnam veteran awarded Medal of Honor after 59 years

Of the 5,336 Medal of Honor recipients only 65 of them are still alive today. One of them being 88 year-old Vietnam veteran, Major (Ret.) James Capers Jr. who was recently awarded the medal by President Doanld Trump after 59 years.

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