Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 06.08.2020
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (June 8, 2020) – Milton Jones, Zama Middle High School’s valedictorian for the class of 2020, recited his speech not onstage in front of his fellow graduates and a room full of proud parents, but in a studio in front of a camera....
Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 04.17.2020
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (April 17, 2020) – Because social distancing had kept her and everyone else mostly confined to their homes for several weeks, Aika Davis had to make her case as a top military youth via webcam....
Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 12.26.2019
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Dec. 26, 2019) – Five teenagers here recently completed a new 12-week pilot program offered as a way to give young military dependents paid employment overseas, where such opportunities are limited....
Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 05.17.2019
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 17, 2019) – Zama American Middle High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps’ “Trojan” Battalion welcomed its new cadet commander during a change-of-command ceremony here May 14....
Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 05.03.2019
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 3, 2019) – A defendant, plaintiff, lawyer and jury members each take their place in the courtroom, chatting reservedly. But when the judge walks in, the conversations stop and they each rise—something they’re not accustomed to doing for their teachers or coaches....
Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 03.28.2019
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March 28, 2019) – U.S. Army Garrison Japan, in coordination with Sagamihara City, conducted a humanitarian aid and disaster relief, or HADR, evacuation drill here March 21....
Story by Noriko Kudo | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 03.05.2019
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March. 5, 2019) – The energy and enthusiasm of the stage full of young performers seemed to sweep the audience off their feet as soon as the lights came up and the music began playing....
Story by Tim Flack | U.S. Army Garrison - Japan | 11.21.2018
Zama American Middle High School student athletes battled their way to not one, but two, second-place Far East finishes on Nov. 10, bringing an amazing end to their fall seasons. At first glance, it could be a story of two heartbreaking losses. But the coaches and players are celebrating the season for the hard-fought successes, for the lessons learned, for the respect their athletes earned......
