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VIDEO: Preserve what matters: Be responsible when drinking and avoid driving

MCIPAC Fire and Emergency Services, Provost Marshal’s Office, Substance Abuse Control Office, and commanders all respond to and manage Alcohol-Related Incidents, and emphasize the effect ARIs have on the Marines, their families, and the community at large.

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Make the grade, earn rewards with the Okinawa Exchange! YMTG Program returns for 2024-25 school year

The Okinawa Exchange’s You Made the Grade Program is back for its 24th year, rewarding students who earn good grades with exclusive discounts, prizes and savings.

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Okinawa Exchange, Red Bull to give away $50,000 in prizes in Red Bull KTM Bike Sweepstakes

Okinawa Exchange shoppers can take their adventures to another level if they enter to win a Red Bull KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition bike in the latest sweepstakes presented by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service and Red Bull.

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You’ve Got Mail: New, improved MILITARY STAR cards hitting mailboxes soon in Okinawa

MILITARY STAR® cardmembers are about to enjoy even more benefits with a new-and-improved card, exclusively available to the Okinawa community.

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Spooky Sidekicks can help Okinawa Exchange shoppers win big in Howl-O-Ween Pet Photo Contest

Spooky sidekicks can help Okinawa Exchange shoppers win a share of $3,000 in prizes in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Howl-o-Ween Pet Photo Contest, sponsored by Royal Canin.

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How to clean tatami mats

A comprehensive guide to keeping your tatami mats clean and fresh.

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Kumamoto ditches Japan’s Suica and Pasmo cards for convenient cashless payment system

Starting in 2025, some of Kumamoto Prefecture’s buses and trains will no longer be accepting Suica or Pasmo cards for public transportation fares.

Photo Of Children of Status of Forces Agreement members read a coloring book during a fire and life safety class on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024. MCIPAC F&ES hosted the class to teach home-schooled children various life safety skills in efforts to better prepare them in emergency situations.

MCIPAC F&ES hosts fire and life safety class on Camp Foster, Okinawa

Children of Status of Forces Agreement members read a coloring book during a fire and life safety class on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 13, 2024.

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

Are you an experienced sales professional with a passion for multimedia and digital sales? Stars and Stripes is looking for independent contractors to join our team, working in Tokyo, Seoul, Okinawa, or Singapore.

Photo Of From left, Chatan Town Mayor Masashi Toguchi, U.S. Air Force Col. Robinson Mata, 18th Mission Support Group commander, and Aoi Miyagi, 18th Wing community engagement specialist, talk to each other after completing a tsunami evacuation drill at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 7, 2024. Kadena Air Base leadership closely collaborated with local government officials, medical professionals, residents’ associations, wing planners, and community engagement personnel for the success of the exercise and preparedness for future challenges.

Kadena and local community conduct a tsunami evacuation drill

From left, Chatan Town Mayor Masashi Toguchi, U.S. Air Force Col. Robinson Mata, 18th Mission Support Group commander, and Aoi Miyagi, 18th Wing community engagement specialist, talk to each other after completing a tsunami evacuation drill at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 7, 2024.