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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2019

The holidays are behind us and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
For the past 18 years, our annual Best of the Pacific magazine has been the authority on the best places YOU need to go in the Pacific. How do we know? Because you told us so!

U.S. Army Recruiting Command dropped its newest music video "Giving All I Got," beckoning all potential recruits to step up and help strengthen the Army team. Sgts. 1st Class Arlondo Sutton and Jason Brenner Locke, who are assigned to the Atlanta and Houston recruiting battalions, respectively, wrote and produced the new single. (Photo Credit: Elliot Valdez)

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Rapping recruiters 'giving all' to share their Army story

In case you missed it, U.S. Army Recruiting Command dropped its newest music video "Giving All I Got," beckoning all potential recruits to step up and help strengthen the Army team.

U.S. Army photo by Steven Hoover

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AAFES hosts a grand opening celebration of the new Dual Food Court

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service hosted a grand opening celebration of the new Dual Food Court, which will house a Burger King and Popeye’s restaurant, Feb. 13.

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New Guidance on Taxable Moving Expenses for Civilians

For PCS moves after January 1, 2018, some PCS move expenses for U.S. Government civilian employees paid for or reimbursed by the U.S. Government are taxable benefits.

POCHEON, Republic of Korea - Members of 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division perform Korean traditional bows in front of elders in honor of the Lunar New Year, Feb. 13, at Yangmun Senior Community Center during 2ID/RUCD's revisit to Pocheon after the division's transition from Uijeongbu to Pyeongtaek. (U.S. Army photo by KATUSA Cpl. Park, Seung Ho, 2ID/RUCD Public Affairs)

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2ID/RUCD revisit former neighbors up north

Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division revisited their former hometown friends near the Demilitarized Zone at both Yangmun and Yami Senior Community Centers, Feb. 13, in hopes of continuing their existing bond.

Senior Master Sgt. Lowell Armstrong returns a World War II-era flag to family members of its original owner during a ceremony in Takasaki, Japan, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES)

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S. Korea-based US airman returns Japanese flag taken as war trophy in Battle of Iwo Jima

A South Korea-based U.S. airman brought a World War II-era Japanese flag to a small city in Gunma prefecture Thursday to complete a family mission started after his grandfather died nearly two decades before.

Military spouse Janna Driver testifies Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, as fellow military spouses Crystal Cornwall, left, and Jana Wanner look on. (CARLOS BONGIOANNI/STARS AND STRIPES)

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Families living with military housing horrors plead for reforms

Termites falling from light fixtures. Toxic mold sickening families. Rodent infestations of residences. Asbestos and lead paint exposures.

Image: Wikicommons

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Jinhae’s iconic cherry blossom trees fall victim to disease

With spring and cherry blossom season just a few weeks away, authorities in Jinhae have noted that a large amount of the trees are succumbing to disease.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, arrives in preparation for Exercise Cobra Gold 2019 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, Feb. 6, 2019. Cobra Gold provides a venue for U.S. and partner nations to advance interoperability and increase partner capacity in planning and executing complex and realistic multinational force and combined task force operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Valencia McNeal)

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35th Fighter Squadron launches into Cobra Gold 19

The 35th Fighter Squadron departed on Feb. 6, and the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron departed on Feb. 7 to participate in Exercise Cobra Gold 19 in a historic redeployment to Korat Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand.

An Army health care provider loads the T2 Mood Tracker mobile app on a mobile device for a demonstration for his patients. (DoD photo)

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It's complicated: Our relationship with social media

For many, the post-holiday season is a challenging, emotional time. Scrolling through social media posts about the perfect gift or holiday celebration may intensify negative feelings, especially for those struggling with depression, loss, or loneliness.

An Army civilian who fought off home invaders with a kitchen knife during an attempted robbery in Landstuhl, Germany, says he was fighting for his life and his family’s lives. COURTESY OF THE GERMAN POLICE

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Army civilian in Landstuhl says he 'fought like hell' during home invasion that left one intruder dead

The 41-year-old former Air Force major was reading a Sunday night bedtime story to his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter when the doorbell rang.

Eiji Tsuburaya mentoring actor Haruo Nakajima King Kong vs Godzilla. (Photos courtesy of TM&© Toho Co., LTD; © Tsuburaya Productions; © Eiji Project)

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Tribute to legendary Godzilla director opens in Fukushima

Experience the world of Godzilla, Ultraman and their co-creator, Eiji Tsuburaya the God of Special Effects in Sukagawa, Fukushima, as the region continues to rebound from the Great Eastern Earthquake. On Jan. 11, after five years in the making, the Sukagawa Citizens Exchange Center tette building opened to hundreds in attendance.

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2019 ASEAN Photo & Video contest accepting submissions

The ASEAN Culture House in Haeundae is accepting submissions for its 2019 “ASEAN in Korea, Korea in ASEAN” photo and video contest.

PYEONGATAEK, Republic of Korea – Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kim, Hyeon Joong, Seoul native, division chaplain, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, leads the room in prayer during the visit to Song Hwa Senior Community Center as part of the U.S. Forces Korea Good Neighbor Program, Feb. 12. (U.S. Army photo by KATUSA Cpl. Park, Seung Ho, 2ID/RUCD Public Affairs)

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2ID/RUCD meet their new neighbors

Soldiers from 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division met with residents of Song Hwa Senior Community Center in hopes to form a bond to carry forward with their new neighbors, Feb. 12.

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - Korea Military Academy cadets begin their winter internship with a welcome brief from Brig. Gen. Kim, Yong Chul, Gangwon-do native, deputy commanding general, Republic of Korea 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, at Pacific Victors Chapel, Feb. 12. (Photo Credit: Chin-U Pak)

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Korean cadets learn combined operations with 2ID/RUCD

Republic of Korea - A great way to learn about a culture is to immerse yourself in it. Korea Military Academy cadets set out to do just that with the Warrior Division, Feb. 12-20.

Claytun Cepeda, 19, was one of two South Korea-based Army privates found dead in separate incidents since last week. COURTESY OF THE U.S. ARMY

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Two S. Korea-based soldiers found dead — one in barracks and another while on leave in Nebraska

The Army was investigating the deaths of two South Korea-based soldiers, including one found unresponsive in his barracks and the other while on leave in Nebraska. Both joined the service less than a year ago.