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 U.S. Army Japan Band took the stage at Tokyo’s famed Budokan arena for the last time for their final performance as longtime participants in the Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Festival.
A member of the U.S. Army Garrison Japan team volunteered at a cafeteria in Tokyo Nov. 22, helping to prepare and serve meals for local children in need.
Yokota Air Base leaders and Japanese Welfare Association members gather for a group photo near the John F. Kennedy memorial at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 22, 2023.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jesse Friedel (center), 5th Air Force deputy commander, and members of the 374th Force Support Squadron pose for a photo at the Samurai Dining Facility at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 23, 2023.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrew Morris, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, checks a generator after landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23).
