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By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes, November 29, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – Does anyone know what happened to Kelli Abad? Abad, an Air Force wife and mother of two young children, was last seen leaving her home on Kadena Air Base late in the evening of Oct. 26. Three days later, her SUV was found at a nearby cape. U.S. and Japanese authorities search ...
Popular tags: Okinawa, Search and Rescue, Military Spouse
By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes, November 28, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Kadena airman has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a fellow squadron member in order to avoid the death penalty, according to a military judge in charge of the case. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Cron, of the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, pleaded guilty to premeditated murder, conspi ...
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By Mass Communication Specialist Vivian Blakely, Nov. 28, 2011 ATSUGI, Japan - Nine individuals and four organizations from U.S. Navy installations based in Japan found themselves the recipients of a very prestigious award given by the Government of Japan (GOJ) for exhibiting good conduct on Nov. 26, 2011. The Zenkokai Award or the Good Conduct Aw ...
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By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes, November 21, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – A Kadena airman will face court-martial on murder charges following the February stabbing death of a member of his squadron and could be sentenced to death, according to an Air Force 18th Wing announcement Monday. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Cron, of the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron at ...
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Special-needs athletic event draws 5,000 to Okinawa for ‘story of victory, triumph’ By Chip Steitz, 10th Support Group Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – Kadena Special Olympics celebrated its 12th year during a series of rain storms that left close to two inches of water at the event site. However, even as the rain came down, more than 5,000 specia ...
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By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Casey H. Kyhl, Amphibious Squadron 11 Public Affairs WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa (NNS) -- White Beach Naval Facility hosted a two-day festival for more than 10,000 people to promote friendship and foster mutual appreciation and understanding between the Okinawa community and U.S. service members, Nov. 12-13 ...
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By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes, November 7, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Two key projects in the U.S. military buildup on Guam remain in limbo more than a year after they were first delayed due to environmental concerns. In fact, the Navy now says a study into the effects of dredging on harbor coral to make room for aircraft carriers could take seve ...
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KADENA, Japan 11/7/2011 Isamu Tanahara, the Air Forces Japanese employee representative at the Length of Service Awards Ceremony listens as Satoshi Tanaka, the Director General for the Okinawa Defense Bureau, reads an award to him during the ceremony for United States Forces Japanese Employees, Oct. 19. Brig. Gen. Matthew H. Molloy, 1 ...
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