Story by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote | 374th Airlift Wing | 05.18.2025
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – About 117,000 guests gathered at Yokota Air Base, Japan, as the 374th Airlift Wing opened its gates to the public for the 49th Annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival, May 17–18. The two-day festival featured static aircraft displays, aerial demonstrations, live music, cultural performances, and a wide variety of food vendors offering both American and......
Story by Natalie Stanley | U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa | 04.28.2025
TORII STATION, Japan — The Easter Bunny hopped over to U.S. Army Garrison Okinawa on April 26 for the annual Easter egg hunt and story time event, welcoming children from Sobe Ward, the Wanpaku Children’s Association, and the American community....
Story by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez | 86th Airlift Wing | 03.21.2025
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Two hundred and forty five service members gathered from across Europe to participate in the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition held at Ramstein Air Base, Germany March 17-21, 2025....
Story by Jeremy Roman | Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division | 12.17.2024
When pursuing your educational and professional goals, you'll never know where life takes you. Fortunately for NSWC Panama City Division, these three graduates found themselves working together for the command's Contracts Department to support the warfighter....
Story by Senior Airman Manuel Zamora | 374th Airlift Wing | 10.06.2024
Yokota High School hosted a cultural and educational exchange event as part of the sixth Youth Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6....
Story by Christy Trabun | Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg | 07.30.2024
Lt. Cmdr. Lauren Elkins and Command Master Chief Daniel Hemingway II joined preschoolers at the Child Development Center (CDC) on Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg to celebrate the International Day of Friendship. They read Beth Ferry’s "Stick and Stone" and "Stick and Stone Best Friends Forever," engaging the children with tales of friendship and cooperation. The event, emphasizing the......
Story by Airman Dylan Myers | 86th Airlift Wing | 05.03.2024
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The 86th Force Support Squadron Military and Family Readiness Center partnered with the 86th Airlift Wing Chapel and the Community Care Partners to host the fourth Annual Military Spouse Appreciation Day event, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 3, 2024....
Story by Sgt. Savannah Mesimer | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.15.2024
ISHIGAKI, Japan – During World War II, the start of a devastating event unfolded in the skies above Ishigaki. On August 15, 1945, as the war was coming to an end, three United States Navy airmen, Lt. Vernon L. Tebo, 1st Class Robert Tuggle Jr., and 1st Class Warren H. Loyd, found themselves engaged in aerial combat and shot down by Japanese Imperial Forces....
