From the Archives
DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive
Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."
Misawa temporarily bans recreational water activities along coastline
Misawa leaders are telling servicemembers here to stay out of the water — at least temporarily — until they figure out new restrictions being enforced by the Japanese government following the March 11 earthquake and tsunamis that decimated much of the northeastern coastline.
Pacific students turn creative efforts into earthquake aid
In the week before the school’s spring break, students at Misawa labored through a project to raise money for the Japanese communities hardest hit by last month’s deadly earthquake and the tsunamis it spawned.
Get knee deep at beaches near installations
For U.S. troops stationed in Japan and on Okinawa, options for a trip to the beach vary greatly based on duty station.
After-school clubs in Japan offer stress-free, supportive spaces
How you act, whom you can hang out with, what you can wear and when you can wear it, whether it’s cool to be athletic — today’s girls are bombarded from an early age with the pressures of, well, being girls.
What’s harder than a 3-point turn? Renewing a driver’s license while overseas
What’s harder than a 3-point turn? Renewing a driver’s license while overseas
DOD sued over plan to build firing ranges on Guam ancestral land
Three private groups jointly filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Department of Defense in an effort to prevent the military from building firing ranges on ancestral lands in Guam.