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.
April is the Month of the Military Child, and family law attorney Tiffany L. Andrews offers guidance for military parents navigating unique custody and co-parenting challenges
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Paul Bock, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, participates in a pull-up competition on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April 4, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Isabelle Velker, left, 18th Munitions Squadron munitions inspector, Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief and Chief Master Sgt. James Toombs, 18th Maintenance Group senior enlisted leader, eat hot wings during an Airman development day at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
Walter LaSota, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, observes the monument plaque on Sugar Loaf Hill, Okinawa, Japan, April 1, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christabel Munoz, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, briefs American Red Cross leadership about the 18 AES mission inside a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Mar. 13.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Dolino, a training clerk with S-3, Training, Plans, and Operations, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, records the height of Cpl. Osvaldo Hernandez, a postal clerk with Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Postal, during a height/weight measurement on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 19, 2024.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tristan Merritt, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron electronic warfare journeyman, enters an RC-135 Rivet Joint at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 18, 2025.
Sgt. Daniel Mullins, a Pennsylvania native and an artillery electronics technician with the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, was awarded the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gold Disk Program Award and $2,000 cash prize on Feb. 20, 2025, for cost-saving repairs in an austere fiscal environment.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman, Richard Street, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical technician, inserts an intravenous tube on a simulated patient in a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean, Feb.12, 2025.
Nestled in the second largest city of Okinawa, stands Phoenix Park Hotel, a luxurious hotel part of the Phoenix Corporation.
Recently, Owner and President of AK Kogyo, Eugene Bourderault and General Manager, Hawari Habrawi, presented a USO Proud Supporter level donation of ¥1,000,000 to J. Phil Van Etten, USO Okinawa Area Director.
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jacob Godby gives remarks during the designation ceremony of 12th Littoral Combat Team on Camp Hansen Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shaun Campbell, 5th Air Force command chief, briefs during a bilateral senior enlisted leadership training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 18, 2025.