Recently, Owner and President of AK Kogyo, Eugene Bourderault and General Manager, Hawari Habrawi, presented a USO Proud Supporter level donation of ¥1,000,000 to J. Phil Van Etten, USO Okinawa Area Director. AK Kogyo has been a steadfast supporter of USO Okinawa since December 2020 and their generous donation reflects their unwavering commitment to supporting the United States military community stationed in Okinawa.

“At AK Kogyo, we are thrilled to be a sponsor for USO Okinawa for 2025. Backing an organization like the USO whose mission is to improve the wellbeing of America’s military members and their families, was truly an easy decision,” states Eugene Bourdreault. “We know the USO Okinawa team is consistently in the military community providing support through their programs and operations with the goal of ensuring a service member’s time spent is Okinawa is meaningful. We wanted to do our part in supporting their efforts. By sponsoring USO Okinawa, we hope to help the USO achieve its goals and support their mission.”

AK Kogyo has served the United States military community since 2008 and provides automobile and motorcycle financing for individual or dealership purchases in Okinawa or mainland Japan. Additionally, AK Kogyo also assists customers in obtaining vehicles, tailored to their specific requirements. AK Kogyo’s contribution to USO Okinawa’s mission of providing innovative programming to strengthen the well-being of America’s service members and their families throughout their service to their country. It also provides USO Okinawa with the ability to provide outreach support to surrounding areas where no physical USO facility stands.

“USO Okinawa relies on local businesses like AK Kogyo to sustain operations in our centers and conduct local programming,” shared USO Okinawa Area Director, J. Phil VanEtten. Their sponsorship of USO Okinawa helps us support our U.S. service members, their families, and their commands. Their loyalty to the USO is greatly appreciated.

It can be a challenging process for a service member to obtain a vehicle or motorcycle loan without the support of a local national. Through AK Kogyo’s services, U.S. service members can purchase quality vehicles from reputable dealerships and pay overtime with helpful payment plans. Without AK Kogyo’s commitment to ease some of the burdens that accompany an overseas duty assignment, service members and their families would be walking, paying expensive taxi fees, or taking a long bus ride to their destination. These are the only support services to obtain loans like these.

Camp Foster

Kadena Air Base

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