Japan
DODEA students learn ancient math skills with Japanese abacus on Okinawa
A soroban “allows students to see and manipulate a physical representation of abstract numbers,” according to The Japan Society website. Japanese third- and fourth-graders are required to practice soroban in math class, according to the education ministry’s website.
Former astronaut, retired Marine officer Bolden visits Yokota school
Retired Marine Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden told elementary students Friday that he wasn’t exactly looking toward the stars — either on his shoulders or in space — when he was their age.
Misawa sailors' Sapporo snow anchor drops with warm temperatures
Unseasonably warm temperatures spelled disaster this week for a U.S. Navy team participating in the annual Sapporo Snow Festival on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Colonel Sanders in Tokyo, 1972
"I don't believe in being the richest man in the cemetery ... do what you're going to do with your money as you go along," is how Col. Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, explains his philosophy towards wealth.
Civilian part of ship's tech team
George Webb has, as they say in the Navy, more time in the bathroom aboard ship than many of the sailors on the USS Kitty Hawk.
Petty officer in running for top honor in Pacific
If you ask Todd Wende who helped him become sailor of the year, he’ll credit everyone except for himself.
Programs help servicemembers become officers
Airman Kerri Ackman cleans up after junior officers in staterooms aboard the USS Blue Ridge now, but if she has things her way, she’ll soon have a stateroom of her own.