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.
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).
Air Force officials selected 506 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,249 eligible for a selection rate of 22.5% in the 23E9 promotion cycle
