Japan
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.
‘A taste of home’: USO serves Thanksgiving staples to single troops stationed in Japan
At Yokota, an Air Force airlift hub in western Tokyo, the USO brought a taste of home to single service members with an early Thanksgiving meal.
US, Japanese service members recognized by USO for community service
Every U.S. military base in Japan, except those on Okinawa, and each branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces were represented at the Salute to Service Awards.
‘Feeling of gratitude’: Olympians video chat with military kids at bases in Japan
A trio of Olympic swimmers gave tips to youngsters on military bases in Japan during an online get-together organized by the USO.
Sonobuoys, 1977
Acoustic monitoring devices called sonobuoys are loaded into the belly of a submarine-tracking P3C Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron 40 prior to a patrol over the Pacific Ocean.
Lost umbrellas in Tokyo, 1975
Masao Iizuka, director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Lost and Found Center
Wavy Gravy: Just call him the 'psychedelic relic'
He's done it again.