Sailors and members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force participate in the Okinawa Bi-lateral NCO Leadership Course held on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The course was hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO). The training was designed to increase understanding of pertinent leadership topics and to promote an exchange of ideas in order to enhance interoperability, mutual understanding and friendship. CFAO supports the full spectrum of Navy operations on Okinawa, and its major tenant commands are Commander Task Force 76, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 and Patrol and Reconnaissance Force 7th Fleet.
Chief selects stood at attention, shoulder to shoulder on the dimly lit stage of the Keystone Theater on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Japan, eagerly awaiting their anchors during the FY20 Chief Pinning Ceremony, Sept. 12.
Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Javontae Cooper, from Snow Hill, Md., assigned to Fleet Activities Okinawa, got the chance to play the paarankuu, a small hand drum, during the Kadena Eisa Festival August 26.
OKINAWA, Japan (May 11, 2018) – Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five (NMCB5) bested seven other Navy teams to win the All-Navy Captain’s Cup hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) onboard Camp Shields in Okinawa, Japan, March 4.
