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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 ...
Popular tags: Japanese, USFJ, 18th Wing, Okinawa, Volunteer
KADENA, Japan 11/7/2011 U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Burt Field, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, speaks to crew chiefs from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during his visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4. Field attended the 12th annual Kadena Special Olympics, visited several units around the base and shared key mes ...
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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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YOKOTA, Japan 10/13/2011 Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, 374th Civil Engineering Squadron natural and cultural resources manager, gives an acceptance speech at the 2011 U.S. Forces, Japan Length of Service Awards Ceremony held in Hamura City on Oct. 13, 2011. The ceremony honored 171 Japanese employees who have served with USFJ for 10, 20 and 30 ...
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By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes, October 5, 2011 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — In an effort to reduce noise complaints on the island, the U.S. has agreed to move Marine Corps fighter jet training planned for this month to Guam, U.S. Forces Japan officials said Wednesday. The change will mean 20 F/A-18 Hornets and about 400 personnel based at Iwakuni, Japan ...
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By Matthew M. Burke and Elena Sugiyama Stars and Stripes, September 30, 2011 SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — In an effort to ease concerns over low-level radioactive waste from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami currently being stored at U.S. military installations across Japan, the Sasebo City Assembly is sending a letter to the Japanese government asking them ...
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Story and photo by Joe Schmitt, CFAY Public Affairs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) received the 2011 U.S. Forces Japan Pollution Prevention Award during the Joint Environmental Conferance held at Yokota Air Force Base Aug. 15. CFAY won the award for its efforts to achieve standards, recycle and reduce waste, maintain record keeping and inc ...
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By Paul Long CFAY Public Affairs Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka (CFAY) won the U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) Host Nation Coordination and Pollution Prevention awards for calendar year 2010. The award recognizes CFAY’s commitment to environmental management support ensuring the protection of Yokosuka and the surrounding area. “The award was presented ...
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