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.

Ombudsman: With no Stars and Stripes, these stories wouldn't be told

The coronavirus outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt is freshly in the news again, rightly grabbing the attention of news organizations everywhere, including Stars and Stripes.

Stars and Stripes helped Holocaust survivor learn to read and write

In an age when the practice of writing letters to the editor is a dying art, writers and editors are still encouraged to hear from readers with personal stories as to how their newspaper has proved a positive influence in one’s life.

VIDEO| Stars and Stripes in the Pacific

On May 14, 1945, Stars and Stripes published its first newspaper in the Pacific theater.

COMMENTARY| Don’t let the Pentagon silence Stars and Stripes

As Stars and Stripes ombudsman, I have two distinct roles, one conventional and one unique to Stripes.

South Korea-based soldier with coronavirus keeps positive attitude while in isolation

Army Pfc. Victoria Tolley considers herself fortunate even though she has been largely isolated in a barracks room for six weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Meat & Potatoes: Why community is key to warfighting

As I waited in line at the commissary, I perused the military newspapers in the rack — Hmm, so the Air Force is allowing beards now, huh?