From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Semar Edwards, Senior Airman Fredarious Martin, 336th Fighter Generation Squadron load crew members, and Staff Sgt. Cierra-Nae Hanson, 336th FGS load crew chief, pose for a photo with an award after winning a quarterly load competition hosted by the 18th Maintenance Group.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth Boyer, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels maintenance system journeyman, unravels the water and fuel expedient repair system at Kadena Air Base.
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 2 Austin McHalek poses for a photo after being inducted into the Honorable Order of St. Barbara during a St. Barbara’s Day ceremony on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, January 31, 2024
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Owens, 18th Communication Squadron expeditionary communications specialist, speaks on a phone at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan during a routine 18th Wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan May 7, 2025.
Airman 1st Class Nadalyia Flores Ahmad, 718th Force Support Squadron assignments technician, assembles a cot during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 7, 2025
Mr. Yonamine Mamoru is being spotlighted for outstanding work as the Installation Supply Support Activity special packer, Mr. Yonamine has displayed great professionalism, motivation and pride in his work.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Roses, an automotive maintenance technician with III Marine Expeditionary Force, leads his team to the next event during Martial Arts Instructor Course 64-25 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, May 2, 2025.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christian MirandaSanatana, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, demonstrates the weapon conditions on an M240B machine gun during a combat service support area exercise as part as MEU Exercise on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 3, 2025
The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron took accountability of readiness items in support of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shiloh Avery, 33rd Rescue Generation Squadron crew chief apprentice, installs weights on a U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2025
U.S. Marine Cpl. David Guzman, a postal clerk with Marine Corps Installation Pacific, receives The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Lt. Col. Rachel Bowers, U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa commander, at the Torii Station Post Office, Okinawa, Japan, on April 28, 2025.
Gerard is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, and proudly served twenty-three years in the United States Air Force. His career included nine years as a Bomb Loader on the F-16, eight years as an Education and Training Manager, and his final six years as an Air Force First Sergeant.
Hiroshi Nishimura is a tattoo artist based out of Kobe, Japan, who also travels overseas to share his craft with others. Nishimura, who says he joined the profession because he thought being a tattoo artist would be “cool,” shared his thoughts on the tattoo culture in Japan.
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