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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Twenty years ago, Okinawa was a much different place than it is today. The Kadena Clinic didn't exist and the expressway was just a concept. The 18th Medical Group was located where the 18th Security Forces Squadron building stands today and Maj. (Dr.) William Wright was a student at Kadena High School.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan— United States Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) was recently recognized by the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI). All of the eligible nurses in USNHO’s Main Operating Room meet the criteria to be Certified Perioperative Nurses (CNOR).  

PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The Navy Center for Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (CLREC) announced the launch of a mobile application for training products and working aids, Jan. 6.

Editor's Note: Ok, it's now 2016 and it's time to lose that extra five pounds from the holidays. Or at least talk about it. Anyway, you still have to eat, so here's some advice and recipes to get you started.

Kadena Air Base, Japan -- Members of the Okinawa Enlisted Spouses' Club have been surprising military families here with random acts of kindness in hopes of furthering the trend of giving during the holiday season.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Angels riding in government vehicles and minivans delivered joy and presents to a local orphanage and school Dec. 16 and 17 in Okinawa, Japan.