80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

Netflix series on Marines’ quick-reaction force on Okinawa to debut on Corps’ birthday

Netflix is set to unveil another series about the Marine Corps, this time a four-part documentary about a rapid-response task force on Okinawa.

A Marine in camouflage uniform holds his left fist to his chest and holds a trophy in his right hand while standing in an office with framed memorabilia on the walls behind him.

Retired Marine and Okinawa JROTC instructor is DODEA’s Teacher of the Year

Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named Teacher of the Year for all Defense Department schools, has always been inspired by his students, going back to his Marine Corps career.

Two Japanese men in gray stand on a stone path and look down at a tablet next to a tripod in front of a dark marble monument engraved with lines of names in white.

Searchable 3D map highlights names of US casualties at WWII Battle of Okinawa

A Japanese firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial.

A folded American flag with white stars visible on blue fabric rests on top of a tan military-style hard case. The flag is ceremonially folded in the traditional triangular manner typically used for military honors and funeral services.

Isotope test reveals WWII remains found on Okinawa are likely American

Japanese scientists using an improved method of analysis recently identified a third set of remains as likely those of an American service member who fought on Okinawa during World War II.

A visitor makes a rubbing of a name on the Cornerstone of Peace monument.

Okinawans reflect on tragedy of war 80 years after bloody WWII battle

ITOMAN, Okinawa — Thousands filled Peace Memorial Park on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, as U.S.

Two injured military members walk to medical treatment.

‘He never came back’: Marine family helps add WWII medic’s name to Okinawa memorial

ITOMAN, Okinawa — Eighty years after Navy hospital corpsman Vernon “Monk” Martin was killed in the Battle of Okinawa, his name has been added to a

Marines saluting as remains are transported.

Okinawa-based Marine gets medal for role in WWII remains recovery on Guadalcanal

A Marine has been honored for helping recover American troops’ remains from a World War II battlefield in the Solomon Islands.