A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
The tradition of tattooing and body marking goes back in history to at least 4000 BC, as seen on ancient mummies. The connection between tattoos and warriors, or those defending their home, may be just as old.
U.S. Army Spc. Bryson Walker, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey, receives a coin from Ms. Brenda McCullough, director of Installation Management Command-Pacific, during a visit to Camp Casey, South Korea.
On the evening of February 14, the 8th Fighter Wing gathered for a special ceremony to honor the 2024 wing annual award winners.
Don’t run from those embarrassing moments and misunderstandings -- embrace them. They make the best stories later.
U.S. military community members in Pyeongtaek learning Minhwa, Korean traditional painting, and are having a special exhibition at the Osan Air Base Officer’s Club on March 6 from 4-6 p.m.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kai Wakeland, 607th Air Support Operations Group joint terminal attack controller, left, briefs Republic of Korea Army Lt. Col. Daesoo Kang, 112th Mechanized Infantry Battalion commander, about air asset positioning during a joint exercise in Hongcheon, Republic of Korea, Feb. 13, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Bermsoo Kim, 51st Fighter Wing chaplain, speaks at a marriage study at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
Senior Airman Marley Ito, 8th Operational Support Squadron targeting analyst, poses for a photo in the 8th Fighter Wing headquarters at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
With chocolates and pre-packaged cartoon cards filling the shelves of local exchanges and commissaries, it’s hard to miss the signs that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.
Valentine’s Day can be a contentious holiday. Some people revel in the flowers, chocolate and air of romance. My angsty teen self referred to it as “Singles Awareness Day,” and now my spouse just bugs me every year about not wanting to do anything special.
Senior Airman Austin Stiefel, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor operates a forklift at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 5, 2025.
When I was single, the bumper sticker on my car read: “Happiness is Being Single.”
“Hey, Lisa,” my friend, Marcia approached me after our Boot Camp exercise class this week. “That dinner you told us about was at Castle Hill, right? I told my husband about it, and he just couldn’t believe it.”
