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Hisano Gushiken, Kadena Language Institute student,

Hisano Gushiken, Kadena Language Institute student,

Hisano Gushiken, Kadena Language Institute student, makes pottery during her internship at the Arts and Crafts Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 20, 2015. Ten KLI students are participating in an internshi... More

A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion,

A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion,

A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF pounds rice to make mochi Jan. 16 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home in Okinawa, Japan. Marines, sailors an... More

Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi,

Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi,

Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi, with Okinawa residents Jan. 8 at Shioya Sub-village Hall in Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa residents invited Marines to partake and experience this trad... More

The Navy Women’s dragon boat team watch other teams

The Navy Women’s dragon boat team watch other teams

The Navy Women’s dragon boat team watch other teams race during the 43rd Naha Harii Festival Dragon Boat races May 5 in Naha City, Okinawa, Japan. Fifty-one teams participated in the races. Dragon boat races st... More

Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Divsion enjoy a tour of

Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Divsion enjoy a tour of

Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Divsion enjoy a tour of a restored 1800s era village on Jeju Island.

Rear Adm. Douglas J. Venlet, Director, International

Rear Adm. Douglas J. Venlet, Director, International

Rear Adm. Douglas J. Venlet, Director, International Engagement, center, speaks with Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Assistant Commandant Col. Laura Ryan about the changes that have taken pla... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Carter, a 35th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Carter, a 35th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Carter, a 35th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, talks with a group of delegates from Wenatchee Valley, Washington, during their base familiarization tour at Misawa... More

Gold Star Mother Elsheba Khan receives a standing ovation

Gold Star Mother Elsheba Khan receives a standing ovation

Gold Star Mother Elsheba Khan receives a standing ovation at the 19th Annual Pentagon Iftar Dinner on July 1, 2014. (Photo by Damien Salas)

The 17-member team, International Uchinanchu, translated

The 17-member team, International Uchinanchu, translated

The 17-member team, International Uchinanchu, translated to "International Okinawans," comprised of Futenma leaders, their families, U.S. and Japanese civilian workers and junior marines, performs in the 33rd G... More

Lt. Col. Enrique De La Paz, a staff officer with the

Lt. Col. Enrique De La Paz, a staff officer with the

Lt. Col. Enrique De La Paz, a staff officer with the 1st Infantry Division, speaks during the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the United States Division-South Resiliency Campus Sept. 30. “I never had any... More

Chief Petty Officer Marco Escobar, a hospital corpsman

Chief Petty Officer Marco Escobar, a hospital corpsman

Chief Petty Officer Marco Escobar, a hospital corpsman chief with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, plays the guitar and sings a traditional Spanish song during a talent show in celebration of Hispanic Heritage M... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ceron, a hospital corpsman

Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ceron, a hospital corpsman

Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ceron, a hospital corpsman with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a Hispanic-themed meal in the ship's galley in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month aboard USS Kearsarge, ... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ceron, a hospital corpsman

Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ceron, a hospital corpsman

Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ceron, a hospital corpsman with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a Hispanic-themed meal in the ship's galley in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month aboard USS Kearsarge, ... More

Spc. Kevin Chalkley, a U.S. Army Soldier in Afghanistan,

Spc. Kevin Chalkley, a U.S. Army Soldier in Afghanistan,

Spc. Kevin Chalkley, a U.S. Army Soldier in Afghanistan, speaks to children using Dari that he learned at a seven week class taught by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at Fort Carson, Colo... More

Students gather around Atsuko Kinjo, intercultural

Students gather around Atsuko Kinjo, intercultural

Students gather around Atsuko Kinjo, intercultural coordinator at Marine Corps Community Service’s Personal Services Center, to watch how she creates a bow for her obi during a cultural class. (Photo by Cpl. Ke... More

Curtis Smith, a social scientist with the Human Terrain

Curtis Smith, a social scientist with the Human Terrain

Curtis Smith, a social scientist with the Human Terrain Team on Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, originally from Jonesboro, Ark., listens as a man explains land issues Jan. 20, 2011. The HTT team engages local... More

Marines gain knowledge of local culture

Marines gain knowledge of local culture

Col. David P. Olszowy, Camp Hansen camp commander, gives an opening statement prior to a brief on Okinawan history at the staff noncommissioned officers lounge at the Palms, March 23.

Chief Warrant Officer R.J. McMiller, assistant officer

Chief Warrant Officer R.J. McMiller, assistant officer

Chief Warrant Officer R.J. McMiller, assistant officer in charge for High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV2), visits with two Ghanaian children at "His Fathers Ministry Children's Home," during a community relations vis... More

Another acrobat from the Golden Lion Chinese Acrobats

Another acrobat from the Golden Lion Chinese Acrobats

Another acrobat from the Golden Lion Chinese Acrobats shows of her very skillful foot work. First by spinning a large flower pot around with her feet. She then moved on to a table, finally a stick with a person... More

A local band takes to the stage playing drums, keyboards

A local band takes to the stage playing drums, keyboards

A local band takes to the stage playing drums, keyboards and vocals to entertain Afghans and American soldiers at an Eid celebration held on Camp Nathan Smith, Sept. 3. The command teams of CNS and equal opport... More

Cpl. Janeisha Taylor, new joins clerk, Headquarters

Cpl. Janeisha Taylor, new joins clerk, Headquarters

Cpl. Janeisha Taylor, new joins clerk, Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, sings "Amazing Grace" wearing a Marine Corps Uniform from 1967 at the Multicultural Heritage Day event at the Com... More

A young girl teaches her peers about culture and traditions

A young girl teaches her peers about culture and traditions

A young girl teaches her peers about culture and traditions in Ghana during the second annual Multi-Cultural Heritage Day celebration at the Goettge Memorial Field House, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Oct. 14.

Brian Gunn, an analyst with the Regimental Combat Team

Brian Gunn, an analyst with the Regimental Combat Team

Brian Gunn, an analyst with the Regimental Combat Team 5 Human Terrain Team and native of Manassas, Va., gives a presentation during a Religious Engagement Conference here, Nov. 23. The conference brought toge... More

A young Afghan girl and her little brother slowly approach

A young Afghan girl and her little brother slowly approach

A young Afghan girl and her little brother slowly approach the small group of 230th Signal soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard to inquire about the camouflaged strangers in their area. The pair was just ... More

Said Shah, Ashraf Abasy and Atig Azizi  perform "Shawam

Said Shah, Ashraf Abasy and Atig Azizi perform "Shawam

Said Shah, Ashraf Abasy and Atig Azizi perform "Shawam Sadqa" at the new Afghan Cultural Center on Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan. The song is a popular Afghan melody that talks about all one sacrifices for t... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Badillo at the Bamyan Training

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Badillo at the Bamyan Training

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Badillo at the Bamyan Training Center, Bamyan province, Afghanistan in December. (U.S. Army photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William Steele)

Marine captain and Glendale, California resident is recognized for his leadership and cultural knowledge

Marine captain and Glendale, California resident is recognized for his...

Glendale, Calif., resident, Marine Capt. Armando A. Daviu was presented the Meritorious Service Medal by Col. Christopher McCarthy, commanding officer of Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group during a ceremon... More

Djiboutian special forces Capt. Arayta Houmed Ebile

Djiboutian special forces Capt. Arayta Houmed Ebile

Djiboutian special forces Capt. Arayta Houmed Ebile (right), Djiboutian special forces unit commander, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Scally, Civil Affairs Team 4902 team sergeant, converse together durin... More

Michiko Urasaki, a community relations specialist with

Michiko Urasaki, a community relations specialist with

Michiko Urasaki, a community relations specialist with the Personal Services Center, volunteers her time to teach a Japanese language class at the Personal Services Center on Camp Foster Jan. 26. Basic Japanese... More

Hina dolls, shown here, represent the hope that the

Hina dolls, shown here, represent the hope that the

Hina dolls, shown here, represent the hope that the future will bring peace and a husband for one’s young daughter.

Musician 3rd Class Anthony Chiles raps to the crowd

Musician 3rd Class Anthony Chiles raps to the crowd

Musician 3rd Class Anthony Chiles raps to the crowd in SM City Mall. The U.S. 7th Fleet Band is visiting Iloilo as part of the U.S. Embassy's program "America In 3D," a program designed to share U.S. culture, v... More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason G. Smith, the Police

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason G. Smith, the Police

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jason G. Smith, the Police Advisory Team 1 officer-in-charge with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, shakes hands with Afghan Uniformed Police 2nd Sgt. Khangul, a noncommissioned office... More

A group of Afghan role player serve as a village elders

A group of Afghan role player serve as a village elders

A group of Afghan role player serve as a village elders during a Shura, or leader meeting, between Afghan villagers and U.S. soldiers. Their role is vital to recreate a real Afghan cultural atmosphere to train ... More

Racers take off from the starting line after setting

Racers take off from the starting line after setting

Racers take off from the starting line after setting their watches to help pace themselves for the Kintai Marathon around Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni April 15, 2012. Racers began clumped together, but the ... More

Jim Karol, a volunteer, works to open bottles of red

Jim Karol, a volunteer, works to open bottles of red

Jim Karol, a volunteer, works to open bottles of red wine for the crowds of people, April 28, at the La Viňa Spring Wine-festival in La Union, N.M.

Two station residents, dressed as lady followers, walk

Two station residents, dressed as lady followers, walk

Two station residents, dressed as lady followers, walk in the final gala across the Kintai Bridge and through Kintai park April 29, 2012 as part of the Sankin-kotai, the daimyo's annual March through Edo. Durin... More

Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen, director of U.S. Central

Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen, director of U.S. Central

Rear Adm. Jonathan A. Yuen, director of U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Kuwait, speaks to soldiers and civilians in attendance at the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month ce... More

Chief Master-at-Arms Ace Salonga, Naval Security Forces

Chief Master-at-Arms Ace Salonga, Naval Security Forces

Chief Master-at-Arms Ace Salonga, Naval Security Forces logistics officer, plays guitar during the Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance at the Beach Club. The event was hosted by the Naval ... More

Pacific Islanders Heritage Month

Pacific Islanders Heritage Month

Patrons eat and socialize over a lunch of authentic Asian cuisine during the Asian-Pacific Islanders Heritage Month celebration held at the Far East Galley on Naval Air Facility Atsugi. The celebration was held... More

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni personnel preform

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni personnel preform

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni personnel preform the Maria Clara to represent Filipino culture during the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month observation at Club Iwakuni’s Eagles Nest here May 31, 2012. Sev... More

Spc. Alison Ramsey in front of the Royal Palace in

Spc. Alison Ramsey in front of the Royal Palace in

Spc. Alison Ramsey in front of the Royal Palace in Fes, Morocco, in June 2012.

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore (2nd from left),

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore (2nd from left),

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Moore (2nd from left), a Russian linguist for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, with two of his fellow service members and their Russian escort aboard the Russian Federation Shi... More

Afghan native role-players are a vital part of Combat

Afghan native role-players are a vital part of Combat

Afghan native role-players are a vital part of Combat Support Training Exercise 91 and provide Soldiers with cultural awareness training. The role-players will participate in a variety of missions to help show... More

Gyeonggi province: A Korean cultural experience

Gyeonggi province: A Korean cultural experience

Rice cakes and green tea, prepared and served by Buddhist monks, serve as a fitting end to an afternoon of meditation.

Two members of the Mariachi Los Toros perform during

Two members of the Mariachi Los Toros perform during

Two members of the Mariachi Los Toros perform during the III Corps and Fort Hood Hispanic Heritage Month Observance here, Sept. 21. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hosted this year‚'s observance.

Eric Cordero Giorgana, the pro bono coordinator for

Eric Cordero Giorgana, the pro bono coordinator for

Eric Cordero Giorgana, the pro bono coordinator for Alaska Legal Services and recently re-elected member of the Mat-Su Borough School Board speaks at the 2012 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson National Hispanic H... More

Dancers provided a visual treat with lively swirls

Dancers provided a visual treat with lively swirls

Dancers provided a visual treat with lively swirls and quick steps set to the beats and rhythms of their homes during Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune's Multi-Cultural Heritage Day Oct. 24. They wore fun or tradi... More

Albanian Maj. Ramadan Karakushi, executive officer

Albanian Maj. Ramadan Karakushi, executive officer

Albanian Maj. Ramadan Karakushi, executive officer of the Albanian Special Operations Force Contingent Eagle Five, greets Capt. Ryan McHatton, security officer with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, du... More

In this photo from November 2012, Ohio Army National

In this photo from November 2012, Ohio Army National

In this photo from November 2012, Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Chris Brandt with his daughters, Katy (left, now 15) and Riley (now 12). Katy is heavily involved in her dance school and Riley plays basketball.... More

A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the

A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the

A cultural tea ceremony was held for members of the U.S. Army, participating in the joint training session known as Yama Sakura 63 held in Sendai, Japan. The soldiers learned the history behind the ceremony, wa... More

More than 30 active Sergeant Major of the Army equivalents

More than 30 active Sergeant Major of the Army equivalents

More than 30 active Sergeant Major of the Army equivalents out of the 195 countries in the world have graduated from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, said Michael Huffman, director of... More

Performers from the Syutou Furusato Taiko group perform

Performers from the Syutou Furusato Taiko group perform

Performers from the Syutou Furusato Taiko group perform a traditional Taiko drum song at the Japanese American Society Culture Festival held at Matthew C. Perry High School’s cafeteria here, March 6, 2013. The ... More

U.S. Service members and guests attend a ceremony marking

U.S. Service members and guests attend a ceremony marking

U.S. Service members and guests attend a ceremony marking the end of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team's mission at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2013. Provincial Reco... More

Sgts. Maj. Peter van Esch, left, and Remko Weijts,

Sgts. Maj. Peter van Esch, left, and Remko Weijts,

Sgts. Maj. Peter van Esch, left, and Remko Weijts, right, both international military students at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, look out the window of the Baltimore World Trade Cen... More

Ariel Bresler, a third-grade student at Stearley Heights

Ariel Bresler, a third-grade student at Stearley Heights

Ariel Bresler, a third-grade student at Stearley Heights Elementary School, solves a math problem during the 14th annual soroban contest April 29 at Camp Kinser. The contest gave the students a chance to learn ... More

Members of the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Members of the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Members of the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month committee serve samples to Icemen and their families during an APIHM food tasting event at the base exchange May 1, 2013, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Foo... More

Service members visit the Church of the Holy Virgin

Service members visit the Church of the Holy Virgin

Service members visit the Church of the Holy Virgin Mother at Kamensko during the exercise Shared Resilience June 2, 2013, in Ohrid, Macedonia. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gregory Williams/Released)

The director of Strategy, Plans and Policy Office of

The director of Strategy, Plans and Policy Office of

The director of Strategy, Plans and Policy Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G- 3/5/7, Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, responds to questions after his briefing to Foreign Area Officers during a conference held ... More

Ryoko Yamada teaches Pfc. Nigel T. Carroll how to play

Ryoko Yamada teaches Pfc. Nigel T. Carroll how to play

Ryoko Yamada teaches Pfc. Nigel T. Carroll how to play the san shin, a traditional Okinawa instrument, during an Okinawa-themed evening Aug. 31, at the USO on Camp Hansen. The USO is a nonprofit organization th... More

A motorcycle club invites Japan Ground Self-Defense

A motorcycle club invites Japan Ground Self-Defense

A motorcycle club invites Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers out for an evening ride, Sept. 15, 2013, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Mark Miranda/Released)

A wood burning vendor applying his trade at the Hohenfels

A wood burning vendor applying his trade at the Hohenfels

A wood burning vendor applying his trade at the Hohenfels Community Bazaar.

Staff Sgt. Jason Cotham, a native of Huntington Beach,

Staff Sgt. Jason Cotham, a native of Huntington Beach,

Staff Sgt. Jason Cotham, a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., United States Forces-Afghanistan, gives candy to a young Afghan child while two other girls patiently wait for their turn at the Afghan Women’s Baz... More

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry

Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, share certificates of honors with friends from a Denmark unit stationed at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afgh... More

Corporal Antoine Diop, a native of Toulouse, France,

Corporal Antoine Diop, a native of Toulouse, France,

Corporal Antoine Diop, a native of Toulouse, France, and a supply administration specialist with Supply Co., 1st Supply Bn., CLR-15, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., is looking forward to his second deployment an... More

A group of young Eisa dancers perform at the annual

A group of young Eisa dancers perform at the annual

A group of young Eisa dancers perform at the annual 10,000 Eisa Dance Parade Aug. 5, 2018, in Naha, Japan. U.S. Service members and their families gathered on the sidewalks alongside their Okinawan counterparts... More

Japanese nationals purify their hands with a hishaku

Japanese nationals purify their hands with a hishaku

Japanese nationals purify their hands with a hishaku at Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi, Japan, Sept. 15, 2018. The 35th Fighter Wing's chapel team orchestrated a free resiliency trip to active-duty service member... More

Students from the University of the Ryukyus watch the

Students from the University of the Ryukyus watch the

Students from the University of the Ryukyus watch the Super Bowl Feb. 3 at the Ocean Breeze club on Camp Foster. The visit allowed the students to experience the game with Americans, as well as experience some ... More

U.S. Marines join Royal Thai service members during

U.S. Marines join Royal Thai service members during

U.S. Marines join Royal Thai service members during a cultural experience of Thai food, dancing, and Muay Thai fighting demonstrations as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014 in Phitsanulok, Kingdom of Thailand, Fe... More

The Fire Festival was from March 7-9 in Jeju Island,

The Fire Festival was from March 7-9 in Jeju Island,

The Fire Festival was from March 7-9 in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. The festival promotes the spirit of unity and the hope of a bountiful harvest in the coming year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Barreiro)

Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th

Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th

Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, and the Royal Saudi Land Forces dance together during a cultural event and dinner at the Northwest Tacti... More

Indonesian Army Sgt. Maj. Rohyadi Santoso, explains

Indonesian Army Sgt. Maj. Rohyadi Santoso, explains

Indonesian Army Sgt. Maj. Rohyadi Santoso, explains their rank structure by pointing to Chief Sgt. Budisep Silalahi's rank showcasing the order during the Hawaii Army National Guard State Partnership Program No... More

Afghan, US female paratroopers share bond across cultures

Afghan, US female paratroopers share bond across cultures

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jennifer Lane, a native of Ruby, N.Y., visits with Afghan Air Force Brig. Gen. Khatool Mohammadzai, between seminars of a gender conference held at the Kabul International Airport on April 23... More

Sgt. Kiera Persen, right, folds origami with children

Sgt. Kiera Persen, right, folds origami with children

Sgt. Kiera Persen, right, folds origami with children of the Nagomi Nursing Home for Children June 22 in Nago. Marines and sailors spent the day doing activities and having an American-style cookout with the re... More

Col. Peter N. Lee, right, sits for makeup application

Col. Peter N. Lee, right, sits for makeup application

Col. Peter N. Lee, right, sits for makeup application at the Ginowan City Marine Park Aug. 3 in preparation for the 26th annual Hagoromo Kachashi Dance Competition. Teams from all across Okinawa performed a ran... More

First Lt. Jae Hyun Lee (left) and Staff Sgt. Min Sung

First Lt. Jae Hyun Lee (left) and Staff Sgt. Min Sung

First Lt. Jae Hyun Lee (left) and Staff Sgt. Min Sung Cha walk through the Yongsan Electronics Market in Seoul, South Korea, in search of a specialty electronic item needed for the I Corps video teleconference ... More

Keeping her culture, US Air Force Photo

Keeping her culture, US Air Force Photo

Airman Allison Campoverde, 22nd Medical Support Squadron medical records technician, poses with an Ecuadorian flag, Sept. 13, 2014, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Campoverde showed her support for her native... More

Cpl. Cristal Rubio, a food service specialist with

Cpl. Cristal Rubio, a food service specialist with

Cpl. Cristal Rubio, a food service specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and an El Paso, Texas native, recites a poem during the Hispanic Heritage Month celebratio... More

Performers from the Dilcia Mejia Dance School entertain

Performers from the Dilcia Mejia Dance School entertain

Performers from the Dilcia Mejia Dance School entertain the members of Joint Task Force-Bravo during Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the dining facility on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 9, 2014. In... More

1st Sgt. Joseph Sorgie reads the Commandant of the

1st Sgt. Joseph Sorgie reads the Commandant of the

1st Sgt. Joseph Sorgie reads the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ annual birthday message Nov. 10 to the Marines of Battery B at the North Fuji Maneuver Area during Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-3. AR... More

First Sgt. Travis M. Fields laughs with a child during

First Sgt. Travis M. Fields laughs with a child during

First Sgt. Travis M. Fields laughs with a child during a game of dodge ball Nov. 15 at Hakone Keimei Children’s Home. As a conclusion to Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-3, the Marines and sailors with ... More

Marines and sailors cut pieces of pie for a Thanksgiving

Marines and sailors cut pieces of pie for a Thanksgiving

Marines and sailors cut pieces of pie for a Thanksgiving celebration Nov. 23 with residents and staff of the Tai Chu En Children’s Home at the Camp Kinser Chapel. The event brought together over 50 volunteers i... More

Performers dance to the Akauma Bushi November 29 at

Performers dance to the Akauma Bushi November 29 at

Performers dance to the Akauma Bushi November 29 at the performing arts auditorium on Camp Foster, during an Okinawa dance and culture performance. The Akauma Bushi is traditionally performed on the Yaeyama Isl... More

U.S. Marines observe a karate demonstration Dec. 5

U.S. Marines observe a karate demonstration Dec. 5

U.S. Marines observe a karate demonstration Dec. 5 at Kaishin High School in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. Marines participating in Forest Light 15-1 took a day off from training to visit local high schools to ex... More

Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, the commanding general of the

Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, the commanding general of the

Lt. Gen. Koichi Isobe, the commanding general of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Army, talks with Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, while touring Camp Asaka, Japan prior to Yama Sakura... More

Col. Tammie Petit,  the operations officer for 593rd

Col. Tammie Petit, the operations officer for 593rd

Col. Tammie Petit, the operations officer for 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, talks with Australian Ambassador to Japan Bruce Miller about the 593rd's role in Yama Sakura 67 during his visit to Camp A... More

Marshall Center director thanks Friends of the Marshall Center

Marshall Center director thanks Friends of the Marshall Center

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Ret) Keith Dayton (third from left), director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, and the Mayor of the City of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Dr. Sigrid Meierhofer (seco... More

A member of the the Wona Womalan West African Ensemble

A member of the the Wona Womalan West African Ensemble

A member of the the Wona Womalan West African Ensemble performed during the 81st Regional Support Command's annual celebration of African American history Feb. 6. "The dancers represented the culture, music and... More

Lance Cpl. James Hutsell, from Fayetteville, N.C.,

Lance Cpl. James Hutsell, from Fayetteville, N.C.,

Lance Cpl. James Hutsell, from Fayetteville, N.C., drinks coconut water Feb. 8 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold 2015. The Royal Thai Marines shared several of their native fruits found in ... More

Cpl. Abraham Ostosmendoza, from Staten Island, New

Cpl. Abraham Ostosmendoza, from Staten Island, New

Cpl. Abraham Ostosmendoza, from Staten Island, New York, and Lance Cpl. Jamie Neal, from Houma, Louisiana, purify pond water Feb. 11 during exercise Cobra Gold 2015 at Ban Chan Krem, Thailand. The U.S. Marines ... More

Making the melting pot: Senior Airman Belinda Boateng

Making the melting pot: Senior Airman Belinda Boateng

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Belinda Boateng, 31st Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, came from Ghana to pursue her education. She believes her experiences give her a beneficial outlook on the Air ... More

A student at the Defense Language Institute Foreign

A student at the Defense Language Institute Foreign

A student at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center performs a traditional Korean fan dance May 8. DLIFLC held Language Day 2015 at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif., to promote and encourage cul... More

Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participate in Head Start, a class designed to help prepare them for interaction with Korean culture during their upcoming deployment, May ... More

Diwaniya deck opening: Embracing host nation's tradition

Diwaniya deck opening: Embracing host nation's tradition

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Hanover, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, cuts a ribbon while Chief Master Sgt. Jose Barraza, 386th AEW command chief master sergeant, holds the ribbon during a ceremony for a n... More

The Air Forces Central Command band plays music during

The Air Forces Central Command band plays music during

The Air Forces Central Command band plays music during a performance at the American School of Doha in Doha, Qatar, June 3, 2015. The band performed for school children, which allowed them to entertain children... More

Clyd Sadang, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron

Clyd Sadang, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron

Clyd Sadang, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron contract engineer, plays a ukulele during the Bagram culture day event May 5, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The event was held to bring members... More

Sgt. Scott Lackey, an emergency care non-commissioned

Sgt. Scott Lackey, an emergency care non-commissioned

Sgt. Scott Lackey, an emergency care non-commissioned officer for the 602nd Aviation Support Battalion, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division completed an obstacle course June 23 as part of the 2nd... More

The United States Forces Korea command sergeant major,

The United States Forces Korea command sergeant major,

The United States Forces Korea command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, gives newly promoted noncommissioned officers the charge of the noncommissioned officer during an induction ceremony Jun... More

Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers from the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, visited the Incheon Landing Operation Memorial Hall, South Korea, during a staff ride July 8, 2015.

A KATUSA, who has just finished his military service,

A KATUSA, who has just finished his military service,

A KATUSA, who has just finished his military service, flies through the air during a customary KATUSA send-off July 20 at Camp Humphreys, South Korea.

African service members participate in a group discussion

African service members participate in a group discussion

African service members participate in a group discussion during Western Accord 2015 on Winkelman Kazerne, at Harskamp, the Netherlands, July 24, 2015. Western Accord 2015 is a command post exercise in the Neth... More

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