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Preparations begin for Halloween festivities

Story by Pfc. Terence Brady | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 10.18.2012

Service members, civilian employees and family members stationed on Okinawa have always found a way to enjoy time-honored American holiday traditions despite their relative distance from U.S. soil. The days of... Read More

Fleet Activities Yokosuka celebrates 237th Navy birthday

Story by Joseph Schmitt | Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka | Date: 10.13.2012

Service members and their families at Fleet Activities Yokosuka celebrated the 237th birthday of the United States Navy during a Navy Birthday Ball held in the Purdy Fitness Center here Oct. 13. Read More

Team 58 inactivates on Okinawa

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Howard Reed | 10th Regional Support Group | Date: 10.12.2012

As tropical storm Prapiroon approaches and the winds pick up, the 58th Signal Battalion cased its colors during an Inactivation Ceremony Oct 12th at Torii Station’s landing zone. Read More

CFAY, sailors gather for bell ringing ceremony

Story by Joseph Schmitt | Commander Fleet Activities, Yokosuka | Date: 10.12.2012

Sailors gathered on command hill in front of the Fleet Activities Yokosuka headquarters building to watch a celebration of the U.S. Navy’s 237th birthday on Oct. 12. The commemoration included a bell-ringing... Read More

Service members reach Filipino hearts through medical, dental care

Story by Cpl. Nicholas Rhoades | III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific | Date: 10.11.2012

Marines, sailors and service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines join hands to provide medical and dental care to the local people of San Narciso at Namatacan Elementary School Oct. 10, 2012. Read More