Moonwalk 1969
This nameplate was used in 1969
Troopers block Bama Schools 1963
This nameplate was used in 1963

This website was created and maintained from May 2020 to May 2021 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Stars and Stripes operations in the Pacific.
It will no longer be updated, but we encourage you to explore the site and view content we felt best illustrated Stars and Stripes' continued support of the Pacific theater since 1945.

Okinawa

Far East Honor Music Band members practice a number they'll perform at a music festival Saturday at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.

Far East music festival lets students be stars

The halls are alive with the sound of music.

Scouts shine as they clean shrine

Tucked away in a thicket of jungle, here, a historic shrine lay virtually inaccessible.

Rip-current rescue: Okinawa-based Marine’s quick actions save a Japanese woman’s life

Most swimmers and divers avoid rip currents as inherently dangerous, but Marine Staff Sgt. Billy Dixson likes to pole-spear octopus there.

Punk’d: Rocker Rollins stops by Camp Hansen

The line continued out the door at the MHG mess hall on Monday, with Marines eagerly awaiting a handshake and autograph from the man many indicated they viewed as a punk music legend.

Kadena officer is reunited with childhood Okinawan nanny

Lt. Col. Lewis Jordan was 10 months old when he last saw his Okinawan nanny, Chiyo Uechi.

Military helps families offset high cost of adoption

Jennifer Piedra was ready for another child.

Kadena family gets a sneaky scuba surprise while at Okinawa beach

Daddy is supposed to be home from Afghanistan in a few weeks. His children are enjoying the day at an Okinawa beach with their mother, Bethany Bronson, in the water close by.

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