80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

Three people bow in front of a hillside stone memorial displaying U.S. and Japanese flags, with offerings and flowers placed at its base.

Japanese neighborhood preserves memory of WWII crash and its cost

About 75 people, including approximately 30 Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, attended the annual Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony.

An airman uses a shovel to remove excess debris from the path of a wheel saw during a runway repair exercise at Yokota Air Base.

‘Dirt Boyz’ practice making Yokota’s airfield more resilient against attacks

More engineers trained to cut and pour concrete would make the Air Force’s Indo-Pacific bases more resilient, according to an expert in rapid airfield repair.

Bomb threat hits US military base in Tokyo after similar warnings on Okinawa

Japanese police are investigating a bomb threat against Yokota Air Base, the U.S. military hub in western Tokyo that also serves as the headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan.

Kizuna 111 is served during a curry-tasting event at Club Alliance on Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, July 21, 2023.

Japanese sailors share their ‘secret’ curry recipes with US Navy chefs in Yokosuka

Japanese curry, a popular dish whose recipes are jealously guarded in the galleys of the country’s naval vessels, is coming to American clubs at the homeport of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

A Japanese service member helps Maj. Michelle Binder wear a yukata during a cultural exchange at the USO on Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2023.

American, Japanese service women bond over military life at US air base in Japan

Female American and Japanese service members donned traditional Japanese garments and shared their military experiences during a recent cultural exchange at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.

Portrait of Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, chief of the Army Nurse Corps, taken in February 1971 during an interview at Zama Hospital in Japan during a Far East inspection tour that also included stops in Korea and Vietnam. Eight months earlier, on June 11, 1970, Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington of the Women’s Army Corps made history when they became the first women to attain the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army. (Technically, Hays was the first by a few minutes.)

1971 | The General is a Lady: Chief of Army Nurse Corps tours Asia

The first woman general in the 196-year history of the U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. Anna M. Hays, chief of the Army Nurse Corps, said Tuesday that it was wrong to compare her job to that of a division commander because she functions purely in a staff position despite the fact that she has roughly 21,000 people under her supervision.

Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) greets one of the 400-some relatives in his ancestral village of Yokoyama, Japan. The Hawaiian congressman met many of the 2,200 villagers of Yokoyama — some 400 of whom are named Inouye.

1960: Young athletes compete in Junior Olympics at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan

Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) Sunday visited the mountain village of Yokoyama — the birthplace of his father and where some of his uncles and cousins still live.