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.
Stripes Today
Marine honored on Okinawa for rescuing distressed local woman
An Okinawa-based Marine who rescued a local woman from a dark, busy roadway earlier this year has received a medal for his actions.
Report: Marine Corps has most hazing complaints for FY2020
For the fifth year, the Marine Corps has had the most hazing complaints among the military services, according to a new Defense Department report.
Marines at Okinawa’s Jungle Warfare Training Center say goodbye to dog who was ‘one of the guys’
He was lazy and overweight. He smelled terrible. He ate colorful, neurotoxic newts and survived repeated bites by poisonous snakes. But at the end of the day, he was every Marine’s best friend.
Defense secretary will order military-wide stand down to address extremism
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will direct a military-wide stand down to address extremism within the ranks he told top military leaders in a meeting Wednesday, according to his top spokesman.
Navy task force makes 56 recommendations to address diversity and bias
A task force made 56 recommendations related to inclusion and diversity of personnel to improve the culture of the Navy, according to its report released Wednesday.
Biden ends Trump-ordered ban on transgender service members
President Joe Biden on Monday ended the Pentagon’s ban on most transgender men and women joining the military, fulfilling a campaign promise to undo one of President Donald Trump’s signature Pentagon policies.
‘We did it’: Viral tweet helps Air Force veteran reconnect with long lost South Korean family
Air Force veteran Isabelle Hyon DuCharme had spent nearly a decade attempting to find her mother’s family in South Korea — but it took just three days for the internet to find her relatives after her request for help went viral.
