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Football: Red Devils eyeing a bounce-back season

One thing Nile C. Kinnick has plenty of this season is quarterbacks. Three, to be exact. Each with particular skill sets that could see them line up at different positions in the offense.

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Back to school, minus the smartphones, for Defense Department’s overseas students

Bells rang and parents applauded as thousands of students streamed back into Defense Department schools on Monday, many leaving their phones and smartwatches out of reach under new rules for the academic year.

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Football: Trojans feel they have the horsepower for a run at title

They were close to a 2025 Far East Division II title game berth. But a government shutdown and the short end of a points tiebreaker got in Zama’s way.

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Football: Samurai goal is reaching title game again with a new outcome

For the last two years, Matthew C. Perry blazed through the Division II regular season like a house afire.

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Football: Panthers hungry to be back on top again

He transferred from Yokota to Kadena following his freshman season, too late to be part of Kadena’s last Far East Division I champion team in 2023.

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Football: Dragons seeking lead runner to help them take off

One key piece of Kubasaki football team’s puzzle will be left on the sideline this season. And coach Tony Alvarado and his staff are evaluating who might step into Ethan Ferch’s giant shoes.

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The Exchange is at the head of the class with MILITARY STAR Back-to-School savings

Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can take their tax-free benefit even further with special back-to-school savings from MILITARY STAR®.

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CFAY CYP holds ribbon-cutting for Ikego Youth Programs building

Capt. Jonathan Hopkins, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, and Trischa Sanders, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Child and Youth Programs (CFAY CYP) Ikego Youth Programs, cut a ceremonial ribbon outside the Ikego Youth Programs building Monday, August 10, 2026.

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Aug. 5 marks the start of the heated summer battles at Koshien!

Undeniably one of the most popular sports in Japan, baseball dominates when it comes to summer in The Land of the Rising Sun.

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Summer workouts have players ready for start of fall practices

With team captains leading the way, football and volleyball players conducted informal workouts leading up to the first official day of DODEA-Pacific team tryouts.

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Back to school! ‘Military-connected students are at the heart of all we do’

Welcome back to school, Pacific family! It is my pleasure to welcome DoWEA Pacific students and families to the 2026–27 school year.

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CFAY CYP hosts student career showcase

Local high school students pose for a group photo with members of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band in the Fleet Theater during the Teen Career Showcase.

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Zama’s Vacation Bible School returns on Aug. 3-7

Camp Zama’s highly anticipated annual Vacation Bible School (VBS) is returning this summer, promising a week of vibrant fun, faith, and fellowship for community children entering preschool through 5th grade.

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Carrying the Weight: Camp Zama teen becomes youngest to join installation’s 1,000 Pound Club

Chalking his hands, Gabe Simpkins was not fazed by the half-ton of iron he was about to tame, thanks to the three C’s he had in his corner: confidence, close family, and the music of Chief Keef.

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