Stripes Today | 80th Anniversary

George Takei speaks to reporters in front of a blue backdrop.

‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans

George Takei was among the tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast whom President Franklin Roosevelt ordered removed to inland camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

Black-and-white, 1940s-era photographs lie on a table depicting an aviator in a leather jacket and helmet and a man in a military dress uniform posing with his arm around a smiling woman in white.

Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan

Tyler Smith, a recreation planner from San Francisco, recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 Superfortress crashed during a World War II bombing raid over Japan.

James Capers salutes during a ceremony.

Medal of Honor upgrade sought for recon Marine injured in Vietnam

In April 1967 near the village of Phu Loc in South Vietnam, Maj. James Capers Jr. charged ahead to free his injured men from an enemy assault even though the attack, initiated by claymore mines, ripped open his abdomen and broke his leg.

Brown paper grocery bags with white signs reading “Welcome Wagon of Korea” and pictures of U.S. and South Korean flags rest on a table.

Snacks, smiles, support: Welcome Wagon eases transitions at America’s largest overseas base

Welcome Wagon of Korea started as a grassroots effort to help service members and their families arriving at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, the largest U.S. military installation overseas. It has grown into a formally recognized base nonprofit, with 48 volunteers offering snacks, smiles and support that ease the transition of relocating.

Students and visitors look at photographs on display.

Against the odds, DODEA students stage evening of music, theater and art

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — High school students at this airlift hub in western Tokyo recently transformed their school into a gallery and a stage for

A black-and-white, 1940s-era portrait of a Navy sailor in hat and uniform posing with his hands on his hips.

Navy medic killed during WWII to join names on Okinawa Peace Memorial

A Navy corpsman killed during the Battle of Okinawa will be the first American in five years added to a memorial on the island commemorating the battle.

A young man steps out of a C-17 Globemaster II onto stairs. Above the doorway, lettering reads “U.S. Air Force” and “Spirit of Kamehameha.”

Wet but spirited Friendship Festival draws throngs to Air Force base in Tokyo

Yokota Air Base’s annual Friendship Festival drew tens of thousands of visitors to check out Air Force aircraft and other attractions.