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USO Foster hosts L.E.A.P. family-activity program

2020 is a LEAP year and the USO Camp Foster staff  is excited to make a year of it. The USO center hosted its first monthly family-activity program, “L.E.A.P.” (Learning, Engaging, Activity, and Play...
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville, center, speaks at the 2019 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2019. Sitting with McConville is Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, left, and Sgt. Maj. Michael Grinston. JENNIFER MILBRETT FOR AUSA
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Army Chief of Staff McConville pitches longer tours for families

Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville wants longer tour options for Army families, saying the traditional system of required moves to new duty stations every three years is an antiquated way of doing business.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (U.S. Air Force graphic by Naoko Shimoji)
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Family Advocacy builds healthy communities

Family Advocacy is a Department of Defense program designed to provide prevention and clinical services to families and couples impacted by family violence.
The USO says its Family Activity Box program "affords military families a customized and connective experience for both parents and children." AYA ICHIHASHI/STARS AND STRIPES
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USO Okinawa’s activity-box program aims to help military families reconnect

The first Family Activity Box event sponsored by the USO on Okinawa proved to be such a hit, the organization has already scheduled another.
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DOD scolded in military family readiness report

From July 23-25, three hot shots from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine presented a report titled “Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society” at the Military Child Education Coalition’s National Training Seminar in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON (Aug. 6, 2019) The Navy is expanding options and capabilities offered to further improve the permanent change of station (PCS) move experience for Sailors and their families. Sailors can use MyPCS Mobile to download their lean orders and to calculate their PCS entitlements. (U.S. Navy graphic/Released)
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More sailor-friendly options for PCS moves

Navy Personnel Command (NPC) leaders announced today that they are expanding options and capabilities offered to further improve the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move experience for Sailors and their families.
MAYPORT, Fla. (March 18, 2019) A maintenance worker for Balfour Beatty Housing power washes the driveway of a home at Marsh Cove, a military residential community at Naval Station Mayport. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Nathan T. Beard)
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PPV Housing "Out of Cycle" Survey Results Show Navy is Focusing on Correct Areas

The Navy’s recently conducted “out of cycle” resident satisfaction survey confirmed that most of the actions recently taken by the Navy and its public private venture (PPV) partners are aligned to the areas of most concern to Service members and their families.
German immersion teacher Gabriele Arseneault talks to Landstuhl Elementary/Middle School students about a book her class read together on the first day of the 2018-19 school year. WILL MORRIS/STARS AND STRIPES
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Foreign-language, science, culinary arts among DODEA courses on chopping block

Here are some specifics about the Department of Defense Education Activity's plan to tweak staffing standards, consolidate classes with low attendance and shed more than 300 “excess” positions. The move was intended to free up funds for school needs such as infrastructure from a budget top-heavy with payroll expenses. The cuts will take...
High school students wait for the school bus in the Ikego housing area near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. CAITLIN DOORNBOS/STARS AND STRIPES
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Planned course cuts, bigger classes at schools for military kids frustrate families, teachers

Cuts and consolidations of smaller classes at base schools worldwide have students, parents and teachers angry as electives, languages and some core classes are being cut to save costs.
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Did you know?: Wedding tradition in Okinawa

At wedding ceremonies in Okinawa, friends and relatives of marrying couples show some entertainment such as sketch comedy, dance, and music. It is not unusual for Okinawans to get together and work on their performance before the day of the ceremony.
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Oodles of cold noodles

This cold noodle salad is quick, light, and won’t have you spending more than five minutes in front of a stove. The prep work is easy and the final dish comes together quickly. Boiling the noodles and a quick sear are the only things that will tear you away from your other summer duties.
Photo courtesy of Shirasa Shokudo
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Shirasa Shokudo serves up seafood bowls with original sauce

An old Ryukyuan legend has it that a young couple accidentally fell from the sky onto Kouri Island, becoming the first inhabitants of what we know call the Okinawan islands.
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Get a spice of life at Jai Thai on Okinawa

Spicy Asian food always seems to hit the spot when it’s hot outside. Your sweat and the taste of hot peppers go well together.
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Kijimunaa near Camp Foster serves omu-taco rice

You may have heard and even sampled Okinawa’s signature so-called soul food, taco rice – south-of-the-boarder-seasoned ground beef atop rice with shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato. But, what about its cousin, “omu-taco rice”?
Photo by Shoji Kudaka
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Try tasty and beefy burger at Hilly Valley Jr.

If you are planning to go there, it would be a good idea to replenish your energy before starting a long hike.
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Did you know?: Sea snakes Okinawa's precious food

Sea snakes are precious food in Okinawa.