Okinawa
American-made bomb from WWII uncovered near runway on small Okinawa island
Okinawa authorities discovered a U.S.-made bomb believed to date to World War II during an airport safety survey on a southern Japanese island, the first ordnance found in a series of inspections launched after an explosion last year.
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.”
Vice president's wife caps Asian trip with Kadena block party
Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, capped her four-country tour of Asia at a block party Thursday for servicemembers and their families at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa.
Marine Corps family brings dual Eagle Scout projects to Okinawa charity
Nijrell and Leila Jackson continue a Scouting legacy begun by their father, Gunnery Sgt. Earl Jackson, a senior noncommissioned officer for an ammunition company at 3rd Supply Battalion on Camp Schwab.
Far East music festival lets students be stars
The halls are alive with the sound of music.