Parachutes floated colorful crates brimming with provisions to a pair of inaccessible Oceania islands Tuesday, part of the Defense Department’s longest running humanitarian-aid mission.
At Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), the holiday season is in full swing, marked by the annual International Christmas Celebration (ICC) at the Chapel of Hope.
Japan is home to countless seasonal events throughout the year. Among them, however, New Year holidays, called “Oshogatsu,” are still the most important.
I’ll admit, it was my own fault. I not only created the monster, I nurtured and enabled it, until it became an unruly beast, with razor-sharp claws and gnashing teeth, hell-bent on turning my family against me and crushing my holiday spirit.
The first-ever Okinawa Care for Caregivers Symposium was recently held at Torii Station to better inform those who help others of the self-care resources available to them.
Air Force officials have selected 506 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,249 eligible for a selection rate of 22.5 percent in the 23E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities.
New Year’s, or oshogatsu, is one of Japan’s most important and longest holidays. Although oshogatsu originally referred to the whole month of January, most people associate it with the first three days (sanga nichi) of the month.
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- When thinking of Camels, Japan might be the last place people think of spotting one. Especially at Misawa Air Base, the Snowiest Department of Defense installation in the world, but for the Airmen of the 610th Air Control Flight (ACF), it’s a daily part of the job.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall made it clear that the Air Force and Space Force are fully committed — and pushing hard — to develop and deploy artificial intelligence as a key element in meeting security challenges posed by China and other adversaries Dec. 2.
