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.
DODEA grads wrap up 'memorable' year with unique ceremonies in Japan and Guam
Jimmy Journey didn’t hesitate when asked if he could think of one word to sum up this year’s graduations for Defense Department high schools in the Pacific.
Another DODEA school named after Bob Hope will open on Okinawa this fall
If the namesake of the new Bob Hope Elementary School, opening soon at Kadena Air Base, were alive today, he might say that Bing Crosby will want his name on a high school.
Venerable puppet brings smiles to kids at Kadena Elementary
A small fuzzy lamb and energetic 5-year-old orangutan were loose at Kadena Elementary School grounds Monday.
USO Okinawa’s activity-box program aims to help military families reconnect
The first Family Activity Box event sponsored by the USO on Okinawa proved to be such a hit, the organization has already scheduled another.
Pro gridders and GIs swap quips at gabfest
"When you're down, the mark of a champion is when you can come back." The words were spoken by the Green Bay Packers' tight end Marv Fleming to a group of military patients in the U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Oji, Japan.
Home theater, gaming stations, new kitchen await Yokosuka sailors at renovated USO
The Yokosuka branch of the USO closed its doors in late 2019 and reopened Friday with newly installed, dark-brown hardwood floors, banks of televisions with gaming chairs, two new bathrooms for a total four and a full-size kitchen with accompanying island.