Mayumi Teruya, an administrative specialist in the Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa administrative department, is the CFAO Master Labor Contract Category “B” Employee of the Year for Fiscal Year...
A chief pinning ceremony was held onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa’s White Beach Naval Facility Jan. 29, 2021. Seven personnel who passed the chief initiation process were honored or pinned.
As I write this, the current lockdown is set to continue for a few more weeks and I don’t actually know what will be permitted or open again on February 14. But, I gather that we will most likely be home, like most other holidays this past year.
USO Okinawa created the hugely popular Operation Birthday Cake program in 2007. To date, nearly 7,000 cakes have been delivered to service members stationed in Okinawa as requested by family and friends back in the states.
My name is Jodie Allen. I was born in New Mexico but grew up in Missouri, making me a Midwest girl at heart. I went to college in Florida and studied political science. I completed my degree in 2017.
“Phil” VanEtten obtained his B.S. in Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He served as a Marine for 27 years in aircraft maintenance, aviation logistics, and installations logistics billets.
3rd MLG, based out of Okinawa, Japan, is a forward deployed combat unit that serves as III Marine Expeditionary Force’s comprehensive logistics and combat service support backbone for operations throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
Jeff Pitt was born on July 16, 1955 in Yuma, Arizona. He was raised in Kearny, Arizona, a small copper mining town in Pinal County until he joined the US Navy in 1974.
Angela Tom is originally from Sacramento, California, and grew up with a big family - six siblings! And, growing up near the Bay Area, she’s a huge sports fan and loves the San Francisco Giants and 49ers!
Nothing says fast food in the south of Japan like “tako-raisu!” And 2021 marks the 37th birthday of this signature Okinawan dish, according to local lore.
If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon. As the name suggests, this green, bumpy veggie has a bitter taste but is a favorite in the summer season.
While eating pizza may not require a special location to enjoy it, at Ocean’s Pizza in Yomitan Village the ocean views add something special to the dining experience.
A trip to Hiji Waterfall will most likely mean a hike of one hour and 20 minutesl. If you are planning to go there, it would be a good idea to replenish your energy before starting a long hike.
Eisai, a famous Buddhist monk who was a driving force to introducing tea from China to Japan in the late 12th century, said “Tea is a magic bullet.”
About 800 hundred years later, his words have been proven right by science.
