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
Okinawa Marines give $2,000 to children's home
Okinawa Marines gave $2,000 to a local children’s home Tuesday and told the kids to take a hike.
As Okinawa landfill space dwindles, recycling is urged
In two years, Okinawa could run out of landfill space for trash disposal, military officials warned last week. The prognosis has base leaders urging residents to recycle.
Kadena Air Base hosts Special Olympics
Kadena’s annual Special Olympics is typically a big event.
Curbing incidents part of the routine for Okinawa units
Anytime Americans get into trouble on this subtropical island, the potential exists for incidents to garner international attention.
Okinawa staff sergeant's video, class help kids exercise
Staff Sgt. Tony Webb shuffles to the left and shuffles to the right. He scoots two steps forward and two back again, while swinging his arms and punching the air.
Americans in Okinawa rescue elderly man from fire
Over the roar of a blaze, frantic shouts reached Capt. Thomas Geiser as he watched smoke billow from a neighbor’s home April 2.
