From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
Spouse Calls: Love for AFN Super Bowl ads
The burning gridiron question returns every year to the overseas military community. It’s not about coaches or quarterbacks. It’s about those commercials.
After three decades of ‘Sports Byline,’ radio host still strives ‘to connect with athletes in a human way’
As he sat in front of a microphone, about to debut a talk radio program on WRTL 1260-AM in central Illinois, Ron Barr fought off a major case of nerves before his first time on the air in 1961.
Marine Corps opens door to morale leave on government flights from Okinawa
The Marine Corps joined the rest of uniformed services this week and began offering government-funded morale flights between Okinawa and Seattle so Marines and their families may visit loved ones in the U.S.
Coronavirus cluster grows at Okinawa Marine base as more workers test positive for omicron
The coronavirus cluster at Camp HQansen grew Wednesday by another 17 cases for a total of 217, according to a statement from the Public Health Department.
Admonished by Japan, US military re-imposes pre-travel COVID testing for its personnel
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed “deep regret” that a unit of Marines was not tested for COVID-19 before it arrived on Okinawa aboard a U.S. government flight.
Okinawa governor blasts US military discipline as COVID-19 cases climb at Marine base
Last week, governor asked III Marine Expeditionary Force commander Lt. Gen. James Bierman Jr. to stop flying in new personnel. He also requested that all Camp Hansen workers be tested for the virus, and that U.S. personnel be barred from leaving the base.