Story by Marcus Fichtl | U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart | 06.19.2021
STUTTGART, Germany -- Soldiers heaved rocks, jumped into sand pits, and raced around the Stuttgart High School track as they competed for the German Sports Badge, Saturday, June 19....
Story by Ryo Isobe | Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka | 04.12.2021
Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka hosted a dessert bake-off competition to as part of a Japan-wide challenge for all Navy installations. The challenge: an American dessert with a Japanese ingredients. CFAY was challenged and CFAY personnel responded. Only one can be victorious....
Story by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter | 18th Wing | 03.12.2021
The tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 decimated the island, but in that destruction the friendship between the U.S. and Japan was solidified with Operation Tomodachi....
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen-Schweitzer | 178th Wing | 01.19.2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One of the key values in the military is camaraderie. Whether that’s being a battle buddy in the Army or a Wingman in the Air Force, the core value focuses on helping out the person next to you. This mentality creates brothers and sisters in arms and fosters camaraderie....
Story by Airman 1st Class Ericka Woolever | 31st Fighter Wing | 07.27.2020
As the old saying goes, ‘we choose our friends, not our family.’ The personal and positive nature of friendship is voluntary and may often be the best of occurrences....
Story by Staff Sgt. Rachel Simones | 178th Wing | 03.08.2020
This award is given annually to a recruiter that exemplifies the qualities that Ortiz exuded. In 2019, Mittelstadt earned this award....
Story by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 01.22.2020
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan (January 11, 2019) – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, or, first calligraphy of the New Year at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019....
Story by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 01.18.2020
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan – Members of the U.S. military and local Okinawa communities came together to participate in the 43rd annual Ginowan City Traffic Safety Relay Jan. 18, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan....