Okinawa
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.
Motorcycle safety ride aims to prevent accidents amid rising fatalities on Okinawa
Tom Quinn and Matt Nevins laugh when they recall particularly close calls they’ve experienced while riding their motorcycles on Okinawa.
Marine Corps shrinks its Osprey fleet on Okinawa under Force Design plan
The Marine Corps reduced its active fleet of MV-22 Ospreys on Okinawa last year, trimming the number from 24 to 20 aircraft as part of its evolving aviation strategy, according to Marine Corps spokesmen.
Vietnam hero McClary shoots from hip in visit to Okinawa
The pancakes and sausages served at the Camp Hansen United Service Organizations’ Flapjack Fridays came with a helping of American hero last week.
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.
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.
Okinawa Educators Tour Elementary Classes
Forty-nine Okinawan educators got a first-hand look at American educational methods Friday and were surprised that American students “feel so much at ease in school.”