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Active Duty

We salute this Marine for having a promotion ceremony in the muck

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

Corporal Proves This Cable Shouldn’t Cost $64,000, Saves Marines Millions

By James Clark

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Active Duty

5 Japan destinations you can visit and stay on a U.S. military base

By PCSgrades

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Branch

What it was like for Marines responding to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history

By David Roza

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Air Force

Air Force issues public health alert for Chinese coronavirus amid spread to Japan

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

Marine KC-130 Aerial Tanker And F/A-18 Hornet Crash Off Japan

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

Marine awarded for saving elderly woman from deadly viper attack

By James Clark

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Branch

US Marine saves elderly woman’s life after she was bitten by a Habu viper

By James Clark

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Branch

3 Marines got drunk in Japan over Halloween weekend and were treated to jail in three separate incidents

By Paul Szoldra

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Culture

Okinawa Cat Cafe

By Task & Purpose

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Active Duty

On a Marine Corps base in Japan, the mold will continue until morale improves

By Paul Szoldra

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Branch

Marines sweeping water out of barracks in Japan

By Task & Purpose

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Active Duty

Okinawa Japan barracks flooding

By Task & Purpose

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Analysis

How hundreds of Marines stuck in COVID-19 quarantine were served sandwiches filled with mold

By Paul Szoldra

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History

In East Asia, scars of WWII still raw 75 years after V-J day

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Active Duty

US Forces Japan to troops: Please don’t break quarantine for a one-night stand

By Haley Britzky

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Aircraft

State Department signs off on $23 billion sale of F-35s to Japan

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Branch

Japanese coast guard recovers body of Marine sergeant who drowned off Japan coast

By Jeff Schogol

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Army

Former Green Beret arrested for smuggling former Nissan boss out of Japan

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Branch

WWII Veteran visits Okinawa 72 years later

By Task & Purpose

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Aircraft

Marine helicopter squadron commander fired amid investigation

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

‘He was risking his own life’ — Marine awarded for rescuing pregnant woman who was swept out to sea

By James Clark

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Branch

Navy punishes sailors who wore ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ patches during Trump speech

By Paul Szoldra

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Air Force

Misawa AFB airmen are facing a tighter curfew after a wave of alcohol-related incidents

By David Roza

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Army

Japan accuses ex-Army Green Beret of helping smuggle former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn out of the country

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Branch

4 Navy special operators arrested for trespassing and drunkenly beating a police car in Okinawa

By Paul Szoldra

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Aircraft

Marine F/A-18 Hornet squadron’s top leaders fired for lapses leading up to deadly 2018 crash

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

Remains of 3 Marines killed in KC-130 crash off Japanese coast identified

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

Navy: Oh, by the way, we did get a request to hide the USS John S. McCain during Trump’s visit

By Paul Szoldra

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Branch

Trump defends ‘well meaning’ move to cover John McCain’s name on Navy warship in Japan

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The White House reportedly asked the Navy to hide the USS John S. McCain during Trump’s Japan visit

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

The Navy is investigating sailors for rocking ‘Make Aircrew Great Again’ patches during Trump’s Japan visit

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

Japanese F-35 investigators, baffled by the crash, face a daunting salvage operation ahead

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Air Force

Crashed Japanese F-35 wreckage found in Pacific

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Air Force

Japanese F-35 fighter crashes while flying over Pacific Ocean

By Paul Szoldra

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Analysis

Sailor celebrates successful night of drinking with alleged breaking, entering, and showering

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

Corps Identifies 5 Marines Who Died In KC-130 Crash Off Japan

By Paul Szoldra

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Active Duty

The Corps Is Turning Its Rock-Breaking Labor Camp Into Happy Camp

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

This F-16 Cockpit Video Captures Fantastic Ultra Low-Level Flying Over Japan

By Jared Keller

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Active Duty

Overseas Commissaries Caught Charging Military Families Triple For Groceries

By Paul Szoldra

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Branch

Seabee XO’s Naked Drunken Jaunt In The Woods Gets Entire Staff Fired

By Adam Weinstein

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Aircraft

Marines In Japan Are Starting The Year Off With Some Major Helo Problems

By Jared Keller

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Branch

Finally, A 7th Fleet Destroyer Mishap That Wasn’t The Navy’s Fault

By Jared Keller

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Branch

Marine Arrested At Okinawa Airport After Bullet Found In His Luggage

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USS Fitzgerald Saved By Crew’s ‘Heroic Efforts,’ 7th Fleet Commander Says

By James Clark

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Branch

Here’s What It’s Like To Be A Marine Stationed In Okinawa, Japan

By James Clark

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Japan

The Okinawans Treat Americans With Utmost Respect. We Need To Do The Same

By Jessica Brown

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Japan

This WWII Soldier Hid In A Philippine Jungle For 30 Years

By Sarah Sicard

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Japan

Gay and Lesbian Troops Perform For Charity In Japan [Video]

By Brian Adam Jones

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