U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka is leading the way in the Pacific on cancer screenings, with the Defense Health Agency recently recognizing its program as the best in the region thanks to its proactive approach and expanded coverage. (from @JBaez_Stripes) https://t.co/sve6r3pTsX
PACIFIC TRAVEL | The Iris Festival underway at Yokosuka Iris Garden features about 140,000 blooms from more than 400 varieties of iris, creating a colorful scene that heralds the beginning of summer in Japan. (from @JBaez_Stripes) https://t.co/4D36gCLwaY
Cayne Redmond, a rising high school senior at Misawa Air Base, recently received the General Carl A Spaatz Award, becoming just the fourth overseas cadet to earn the Civil Air Patrol's highest honor and the first in Japan since 1984. (from @JBaez_Stripes) https://t.co/CazV9YDFyi
The Navy wants to motivate sailors to eat at base galleys more often by reminding them that by skipping it they aren't just passing up a meal, they're leaving money on the table. (from @JBaez_Stripes) https://t.co/lYU7iRyvEr
PACIFIC TRAVEL | Test your earthquake preparation level at the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, a two-story learning center near the city's waterfront that guides participants through the critical hours after a major earthquake. (from @JBaez_Stripes) https://t.co/lnAdX0Oell
After a five-year modernization overhaul, the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin returned to Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan this week to rejoin the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (from @JBaez_Stripes) https://t.co/qJ9bIXyed5