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VR training program receives Spark Tank Innovation funding

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Maintenance Group avionics flight, conduct training using a virtual reality headset at Kadena Air Base, July 19, 2019.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Kelly
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12th Marine Regiment conducts grenade training

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct M67 fragmentation hand grenade training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2019.
The Dive Medicine and Rescue course is a two-week course, conducted at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Florida, that combines a mixture of nearly 90 hours of classroom, pool and open water training designed to provide the students with a full understanding of the medical issues and responses associated with military water operations. (DoD photo by Derik Crotts)
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Dive Medicine and Rescue course enhances military medical readiness

Readiness is the cornerstone of military effectiveness. It is seen as the main line of effort for the Department of Defense.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Seefeldt
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Triage at 30,000 feet

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Kalani, 18 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse gives instruction on patient care onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker during an exercise May 8th, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron pose for a photo on a Boeing 747 during annual field training June 11, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As an Air National Gaurd unit, the 139th LRS maintains a capable, ready force to support aerial port operations for both Federal and state mission sets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)
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Missouri Airmen conduct annual field training at KAB

The 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri, conducted aerial port freight operations training in conjunction with the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, at Kadena Air Base, Japan June 12, 2019.
A U.S. Marine with Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), competes in the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Preliminary Challenge on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2019. Winners of the challenge earn a chance of traveling back to the United States to compete in the HITT Championship, and possibly earning the title “HITT Champion”. (U.S Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Madero)
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Marines Compete in High Intensity Tactical Training Preliminary Challenge

U.S. Marines stationed across Okinawa competed in the 5th annual High Intensity Tactical Training Preliminary Challenge at the parade deck on Camp Hansen June 15, 2019.
U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey for an air delivery exercise June 6, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)
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Chute! There it is! 3rd TSB Marines train with the JPADS

As the wind swept through the tall green grass in an open field on the Ie Shima coast line, a group of Marines stood in anticipation as they watched a bundle soar across the bright sky. Guided by the Joint Precision Air Drop System, the package piloted itself onto the drop zone.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christine Phelps
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Low Angle Rescue

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Marines with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to bring a simulated casualty to safety while conducting low angle rescue training, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, on June 12, 2019.
Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services extinguish a simulated vehicle fire May, 29, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. MCIPAC Fire and Emergency Services trained alongside Kadena Fire Department Rescue Technicians and Navy Corpsman from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa to engage scenarios of possible terrorism and, or, structural collapse due to the environmental elements presented on Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brennan J. Beauton)
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Urban Search and Rescue Operations Training in Okinawa

Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services exercised urban search and rescue interoperability training alongside Kadena Fire Department Rescue technicians and Navy Corpsman from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa for a simulated structural collapse May 29-30, 2019 on Camp Hansen, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler.
U.S. and Japanese elementary school teachers participate in group activities during We Can bilateral training at the Ryukyu Middle School, Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2019. The training is in support of Japan’s Ministry of Education’s mandatory English curriculum roll-out for 5th and 6th grade students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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Japanese & U.S. Teachers Boost Bilateral Future

Upon first glance, a first-time observer might think this colorfully-dressed group of fully-grown adults are teaming up for a children’s contest to win prizes and candy, with huge smiles on their faces and laughter filling the ears.
Eggs Benedict from the Hawaiian-style Kaiholo Cafe on Okinawa. AYA ICHIHASHI/STARS AND STRIPES
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Start your weekend right with delicious breakfast at Kaiholo Cafe on Okinawa

Growing up, how many of us were told by our mothers or grandmothers that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?
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An omelet... a taco... Kijimunaa serves up 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”?
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Siam: Must-try authentic taste of Thailand dishes in Nanjo City

If you want to enjoy authentic Thai food on Okinawa, Siam in Nanjo City is a good choice.
Restaurant owner Yasushi Inoue and his Thai wife Nok have run the restaurant for 20 years with the goal of inspiring locals with their taste of Thailand dishes.
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Horizon Curry Works offers a variety of Japanese curries

“I really wanted to open a curry house in Chatan, which is one of a few locations in Japan where you see this many curry restaurants,” said Akinobu Sato, the owner of Horizon Curry Works. 
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Shaved ice cools down the Japanese summer

Summer in Japan gets scorching and steamy. Mid-summer Temperatures often reach 95 F or higher depending on the region. Along with beer, watermelon and soomen (cold udon noodle), kakigoori (shaved ice) is a popular cold food that cools us down during summer.
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Restaurant Gen: Try variety of Japanese dishes in Chatan

If you want to enjoy a large selection and portions of Japanese cuisine at reasonable prices, Gen restaurant is the place for you.