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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena welcomed newly promoted staff sergeants to the NCO tier during an induction ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club July 28.
Kadena Air Base leadership hosted the ceremony as part of an all-day seminar that covered various topics concerning the transition from Airman to NCO.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron worked side-by-side with U.S. Navy Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 during joint airfield damage repair (ADR) training June 23.

Responsible drinking is a safety topic discussed by service members on a daily basis. These discussions reaffirm service members’ commitment to keeping high moral values and being outstanding citizens.

I know — it’s summer, and we’re all hitting the pool, taking leave and generally filling up our time with fun stuff. But it’s also a critical time for food banks to fill up their shelves so they can continue serving less fortunate families.

CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Marines with Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, worked alongside the Japan Self Defense Force and Okinawa emergency services in the Churashima Rescue Exercise July 23, aboard Camp Naha, Okinawa Japan.

Japanese myth has it that a fisherman named Urashima Taro once saved a turtle from certain death and was rewarded by the emperor of the sea with a journey to a palace at the bottom of the ocean. Upon his return, Taro realized that 300 years had passed and he no longer recognized his home.