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Army BOSS Soldiers Pfc. Cody Flanagan, Pfc. Xavier Wilkes, Pfc. Devin Thomason and Pfc. Derian Neri from @E Battery 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment volunteered at a monthly book reading at a local preschool in Yomitan Village Feb. 15.

The Soldiers read aloud a famous Japanese story "Momo-taro" in English.

As spring approach, the weather changes irregularly. Some days are cold and next day, it becomes very warm. The topic of weather is something in common for everyone and very useful to open conversation with people. Let’s talk about weather in Japanese.

The Tokyo Marathon draws more than 320,000 applicants each year – A staggering number. And of those applications, only 35,000 are selected to participate in the race.
 
That means, each year nearly 300,000 applicants are left disappointed by a letter of rejection.
 

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Ever wonder how aircraft parts get shipped out from the base? The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office ships out any cargo that needs to be sent from units on Kadena Air Base to other installations. Whether it’s for resupply or repair, TMO outbound will get it there.

MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Military occupational specialties are the foundation of the Marine Corps. Each MOS is a cog, working with and relying on each other to keep the fighting machine that is the United States Marine Corps running. Aircraft rescue and firefighting is one such MOS.

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Sailors and families who log into the Servicemember's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Online Enrollment System (SOES) for the first time may be surprised when they see there is no beneficiary information listed.