| After Hours:japan, Ma Maison Although it was not particularly crowded the night we visited, Ma Maison, just off Route 16 near Yokota Air Base, Japan, provided a romantic and laid-back setting to enjoy a pleasant... | |
| After Hours: Germany, Nordsee I like Nordsee, the chain fish cafeteria and retailer. I like its little shrimp sandwiches, its smoked salmon, its fried sole, its giant tub of mussels that can be steamed at home in butter, wine... |
| Spouse Calls: Census: Sit Back And Be Counted Someone representing the U.S. Census Bureau contacted me a few months ago to talk about the 2010 Census. More messages followed, persistently seeking to pass along information about the... |
| Iraq's Pm Leads In Early Baghdad Vote Count BAGHDAD (AP) -- A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results... |
| Young War Veterans Returning Home To Unemployment WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they... |
| Mom Says Daughter Held In Ireland In Terror Plot DENVER (AP) -- Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was a straight-A nursing student when she abruptly left Colorado last fall with her 6-year-old son and turned up in Ireland, where her parents say she was arrested... |
| Troops With Malaria Could Face Punishment For Disobeying Orders CARREFOUR, Haiti — Servicemembers who contracted malaria in Haiti could be punished for failing to follow the prevention protocol, according to the Joint Task Force overseeing earthquake relief... |
| Pentagon: U.s. F-35 Fighter Jet Program Cost Doubles WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department said Thursday that the cost to build the next-generation U.S. fighter jet has doubled since 2001, to as much as US$113 million per... |
| Stars And Stripes' Far East Athletes Of The Quarter: Outstanding Seasons For Kadena's Bloom, Seoul American's Gleaves Where postseason hardware won by Kadena senior wrestler Harry Bloom and Seoul American junior basketball guard Liz Gleaves was concerned, one adjective spoke volumes:... |
| Far East H.s. Baseball, Softball, Track And Field Team Capsules And Key Dates Important track and field dates Invitational tournaments Friday, April 8-Saturday, April 9 8th Alva W. “Mike” Petty Memorial Meet, Mike Petty Stadium, Kubasaki High School, Camp Foster,... |
| Pacific Scoreboard For The March 14 Edition Baseball Friday’s score At Camp Zama Zama American 14, Robert D. Edgren 6 Boys soccer Friday’s summaries At Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Kyoto International University Academy 5, E.J.... |
| Wadsack, Tuck Set To Help U.s. End Schweitzer Basketball Drought MANNHEIM, Germany — Former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Larry Krystkowiak will lead the U.S. team in next month’s 25th Albert Schweitzer international youth basketball tournament, it was... |
| Daylight Saving Causes Shift In Afn Schedule BAMBERG, Germany — American Forces Network radio and television programs will air an hour earlier starting Sunday when the United States switches to daylight saving time. The hour’s difference... |
| Nonviolent Protest Planned Saturday In Mannheim Members of the Kurdish Culture Club of Ludwigshafen plan to hold a nonviolent protest in Mannheim, Germany, on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. The group will be protesting recent police raids by Belgian... |
| Eucom Quality Of Life Conference Delegates Say Too Many On Base Are Obese Sean Conderman, an 18-year-old Department of Defense dependent living in Heidelberg, presents the top issues from the teen focus group during the U.S. European Command's Quality of Life Conference on... |
| Length Of Wars Challenges Nation, Lynn Says By Elaine Wilson American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 The duration of today’s conflicts poses a greater challenge to the nation and its military than the magnitude of... |
| General Leads Effort Against Ieds By Ian GrahamSpecial to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 Improvised explosive devices are one of the most deadly threats to servicemembers deployed to Iraq and... |
| Us Military Deaths In Afghan Region At 936 As of Friday, March 12, 2010, at least 936 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an... |
| Pentagon Rejects Chinese Call For 'gestures' To Restore Relations US Accuses China of Tightening Restrictions on Journalists, Activists The U.S. Defense Department is rejecting Chinese government assertions that it must take unspecified steps to improve what the... |
| Official Announces Plans To Curb Fighter Program's Cost By Jordan ReimerAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2010 The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the... |
| Wounded Warriors, Veterans Find Therapy On Ski Slopes By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. CardenAmerican Forces Press Service MERCERSBURG, Pa., March 12, 2010 Matthew Bilancia addresses the slopes like a man on a mission, cutting and edging his... |
| Guard Vital To Northcom, Commander Says By Army Staff Sgt. Jim GreenhillSpecial to American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., March 12, 2010 The National Guard is critical to U.S. Northern Command’s mission, Northcom’s... |
| Comfort Will Make Stop In Norfolk After Haiti Relief Operationscomfort To Stop In Norfolk After Haiti Mission Hospital Ship Usns Comfort Completes Important Relief Mission In Haiti NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk Mar. 13, en route to homeport in Baltimore, after completing humanitarian assistance and disaster... |
| Future Unclear For Widely-praised Afghan Militias A member of the Afghan Provincial Protection Force stands on a Hesco barrier behind U.S. Army Spc. Nick Lunnat a checkpoint in Wardak province, in eastern Afghanistan. The program, which arms local... |
| Report: Silver Star Recipient Among Officers Reprimanded For Mistakes At Wanat Three Army officers who were members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team have received letters of reprimand for decisions made before the deadly Battle of Wanat, including one officer who... |
