Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 09.03.2025
COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 25, 2025) – Ambassador Manabu Miyagawa, Ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke with U.S. Navy Sailors during a presentation at Camp Shields, Aug. 25....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Macadam Weissman | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 08.29.2025
COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES OKINAWA, Japan — Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) personnel partnered with the “Golden Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9, the CFAO Chief Petty Officers’ Association, and the Naval Officers’ Spouses’ Club of Okinawa to donate three industrial cooling fans to an after-school childcare center in the Heshikiya district near White Beach Naval......
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Macadam Weissman | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 06.27.2025
Naval Security Forces (NSF) assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) successfully completed the Commander, Navy Installation Command (CNIC) Command Assessment for Readiness and Training (CART), June 23-27....
Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 06.22.2025
More than 70 U.S. Navy Sailors and family members joined local Okinawan volunteers at Peace Memorial Park on June 22 to prepare nearly 7,000 candles for a vigil marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa. Coordinated by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa and hosted by the local non-profit Bankoku-Shinryo-no-Kai, the annual event honored those lost during the 82-day battle and......
Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 12.12.2024
The U.S. Navy's Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) held a change of command ceremony on December 12, 2024, at Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan, during which Capt. Joseph Parsons relieved Capt. Patrick Dziekan as commanding officer of CFAO....
Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 06.22.2024
On the eve of Okinawa Memorial Day, more than 60 U.S. Navy service members and families teamed up with local volunteers to display nearly 7,000 candles at Okinawa's Peace Memorial Park. This gesture honors the memory of the hundreds of thousands of Japanese and American lives lost in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, the deadliest battle of the Pacific War....
Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 04.15.2024
White Beach Festival, the U.S. Navy's largest event of the year in Okinawa, was held April 13-14, 2024. Fleet Activities Okinawa welcomed more than 14,000 visitors to White Beach Naval Facility for this open-base event which showcased ship tours, static displays, and a wide variety of entertainment focused on local culture and bridging together communities....
Story by Candice Barber | Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa | 02.29.2024
American and Japanese service members volunteer to clear jungle paths to ancestral tombs and other sacred sites located on White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, during an annual community service project called "Jungle Attack."...
