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.
Makeshift rodeo in Japan, 1974
Stateside rodeo riders Lance Cpl. Marty Rhode of Colome, S.D., and Sgt. Marvin Ratliff of Ruidoso, N.M., had trouble finding opportunities to ride bulls in Japan, so they came up with an alternative.
USS Oklahoma City, 1974
Sailors on the USS Oklahoma City holystone the 7th Fleet flagship's teak deck.
Patrol Squadron 40, 1977
Airman Mark Fletcher conducts a preflight check on a P3C Orion submarine-hunting aircraft before a training mission by a Patrol Squadron 40 crew.
It's more than just flying for submarine patrol crews
Yesterday, airborne submarine hunters flew low over blue-green battlefields searching for the tiny, telltale wake of periscopes.
Cleaning day, 1974
Crew chief Sgt. Bob Caton concentrates on scrubbing the blade of a Huey helicopter during its monthly cleaning.
Break time, 1974
Seaman Bob Polo perches on the huge anchor of the USS Jason as he takes a smoke break after finishing his job of scraping away old paint.