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.
Staff Sgt. Brandon Faulk, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron information controller, shows Brig. Gen. Stephen Snelson, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Fuselier, USAFEC command chief, infrastructure concerns during an immersion at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 7, 2025.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Walker Landry, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, talks to kids about aircraft during a Cope North Pet the Jet event at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2025.
Throughout the Marine Corps, Marines are taught to be stewards of the communities and their populations.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) celebrated Engineers Week across Japan with cake-cutting and educational presentations highlighting the challenges these unconventional thinkers face daily as they build a stronger Pacific defense for America.
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