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By Matthew M. Burke Stars and Stripes, November 11, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — For the fourth time in five years, Misawa’s Robert D. Edgren has captured the Far East High School Cheerleading Competition Division II crown. Ten DODDS schools competed this year for top individual and team honors in a week’s worth of cheerleading festivities starting Mond ...
Popular tags: Japan High School Sports, Competition, DODDS
By Commander Navy Region Japan Public Affairs The Navy announced it will delay the increase for the school meal program at all Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDs) Sept. 1. The announcement is an update to the new policy released Aug. 19, which stated that beginning school year 2011-2012, the Department of Defense Dependent School ...
Popular tags: DODDS, Education, Finances, Department of Defense
By Matthew M. Burke, Stars and Stripes, August 29, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — They came carrying new backpacks and binders, wearing fresh outfits and the caps of their favorite sports teams. The sounds of laughter and chatter filling the air Monday morning could only mean one thing: it was back to school for the more than 22,000 Department of Defense ...
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Stars and Stripes, August 18, 2011 Nancy Bresell has been selected to serve temporarily as the Department of Defense Education Activity’s principal deputy director and associate director for education based in Arlington, Va. Bresell, who has experience as a high-ranking DODEA official in both Europe and the Pacific, was appointed to the 90-day assignment b ...
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7/15/2011 By Pfc. Brianna Turner , Marine Corps Bases Japan OKINAWA CITY, OKINAWA, Japan — Marines with Engineer Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, volunteered at Takahara Elementary School here July 1. The company, a part of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, volunteered to assist in the clean up a ...
Popular tags: III Marine Expeditionary Force, Volunteer, DODDS, Okinawa, Community Relations
by Kadena Legal Office, 5/28/2011 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan, -- Kadena personnel may be eligible to file a claim for personal property loss during Typhoon Songda. If you have damage, please take pictures and write down details to provide in substantiating your loss. Eligible claimants include Air Force active duty personnel (living on or off base), their depen ...
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By Tim Wightman Stars and Stripes, May 25, 2011 TOKYO — Parents and teachers sat silently in chairs set up against the walls of the New Sanno ballroom Wednesday. Their demeanor said they were taking the proceedings seriously, even as many of them couldn’t tell you exactly how a soroban works. Sitting in the middle were 78 elementary and middle school stude ...
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By Matthew M. Burke Stars and Stripes, May 21, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The military had given her everything — multiple college degrees, world travel and exposure to culture, great benefits and a head start, not just in a career that she loved, but also in life. Two years ago, Josephine “Josie” Quintana, a retired Navy lieutenant with 20 years of s ...
Popular tags: Education, DODDS