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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson
Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Kendrick Smith

PSD Okinawa Frocking Ceremony

Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Kendrick Smith, from Valdosta, Ga., assigned to Personnel Support Detachment Okinawa, is pinned to the rank of third class petty officer during a frocking ceremony on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, August 3, 2020.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum
Master-at-Arms 1st Class Meghan Neville

Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa holds Frocking Ceremony

KADENA, Okinawa (July 31, 2020) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Meghan Neville, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa, is pinned by her husband, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Edward Neville, assig

New Pacific Region’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, Army Sgt. Maj. Wayne Crudup
Sgt. Maj. Wayne Crudup

Exchange welcomes new Pacific senior enlisted advisor

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service recently welcomed Army Sgt. Maj. Wayne Crudup, who took over the duties as the Pacific Region’s Senior Enlisted Advisor.

U.S. Marine Corps Imagery by Lance Cpl. Karis Mattingly
Cpl. Avery Luengo

Staying safe in a dynamic COVID-19 environment

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Avery Luengo, a communications Marine, with Headquarters and Support Battalion, wipe downs gym equipment, in support of Health Protection Conditions that combat against COVID-19, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, July 29, 2020.

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum
Aviation Support Equipmentman 3rd Class Nicolas Jones

AIMD Aircraft Tractor Maintenance at Kadena

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson
Logistics Specialist Seaman Emmanuel Vega

Okinawa Post Office mail sorting

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall

How US Naval Hospital Okinawa is finding and stopping the spread of COVID-19 on Okinawa

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Lucas Balcarce

B-1s refueled by 909th Air Refueling Squadron

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Avery Luengo, a communications Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific - Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, performs hammer curls at Gunner's Gym, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Luengo, like every gym-goer at fitness centers across Marine Corps installations in Okinawa, practices mitigation procedures to protect the force against COVID-19. (Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lucas Vega)
Cpl. Avery Luengo

Okinawa Marine maintains physical readiness in the COVID-19 environment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dorien A. Hamilton, 18th Wing Judge Advocate military justice paralegal, prepares to review court records, evidence, and administrative case files on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 19, 2020. The 18th Wing Office of the Staff Judge Advocate was awarded the 2019 Legal Office of the Year Award, which recognizes an outstanding legal office whose legal support best exemplifies the JAG Corps' mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel E. Fernandez)
Senior Airman Dorien A. Hamilton

18th Wing Law Center wins Legal Office of the Year Award

Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison, incoming commanding general, 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB), delivers comments during a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney, July 10, 2020. Ellison took command of the MEB from Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock. Ellison's previous assignment was the Director of Expeditionary Warfare School. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall)
Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison

3D MEB change of command

Kelly Edens

Tell's Clinician Spotlight: Kelly Edens

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Salazar, a bassoon player with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, plays the bassoon during a combined performance with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade Band on June 18, 2020, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Salazar is a native of Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan J. Beauton)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Salazar

III MEF Band and the JGSDF 15th Brigade Band perform together amidst COVID-19

Laura Jefferson, 18th Force Support Squadron teen program coordinator, gives opening remarks at the grand reopening of the new Teen Center June 24, 2020, at Kadena Air base, Japan. After being closed due to moving buildings, renovations, and COVID-19 restrictions, the Teen Center on KAB officially reopened as part of a new beginning in a new setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
Laura Jefferson

Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new Teen Center

Chief Master Sergeant Tracie Duvall, 18th Mission Support Group command chief, speaks to participants before the Walk for Unity 5K at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, 2020. The event signified Team Kadena’s commitment to bringing the community together and resolving racial divides and inequalities in our nation and Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryn Murphy)
Chief Master Sergeant Tracie Duvall

‘Walk for Unity’ brings Team Kadena together, builds understanding

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Propst, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron air surveillance officer, poses in front of an E-3 Sentry April 27, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Propst has the distinction of being the first noncommissioned officer in Pacific Air Forces to qualify as an ASO. The ASO position is historically been a rated aircrew commissioned officer only, typically a Captain or a Major. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
Staff Sgt. Daniel Propst

Kadena E-5 becomes first PACAF enlisted ASO

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryn Murphy
Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Flores

Dental technicians innovate to combat COVID-19

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser
Lance Cpl. James Lopez,

Thank you dads; 3rd Marine Division celebrates Father’s Day

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Harvey
Lance Cpl. Garett Klawunn

Set Hut! Hut!: 9th Engineer Support Battalion constructs a South West Asia hut