In February 2018, we almost lost my father. He had colon cancer and he was having some complications.
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!
It wasn’t until I graduated tech school that I got my first tattoo and now, 12 years later, I have covered most of my left thigh.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Staszewski, 51st Fighter Wing Staff Judge Advocate Paralegal, was named 51st Fighter Wing Mustang of the Week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 13, 2024.
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.
The 51st Fighter Wing 4th Quarter Award winners pose for a group photo at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 16, 2025.
Hiroshi Nishimura is a tattoo artist based out of Kobe, Japan, who also travels overseas to share his craft with others. Nishimura, who says he joined the profession because he thought being a tattoo artist would be “cool,” shared his thoughts on the tattoo culture in Japan.
My favorite tattoo is hands-down my left sleeve. It’s comprised of the four animals for the four cardinal directions from Korea’s version of yin and yang.
I think my tattoos have mostly impacted my life in a positive way. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I’ve gotten bad looks.
My mom got tattoos when I was young, and she got a dragonfly tattoo for my 18th birthday because when I was born, she had painted my room with dragonflies.
As I dunked a two-week-old Christmas cookie into my coffee on the first day of 2025, my stomach still gurgled with the contents of the overindulgent dinner we’d eaten on New Year’s Eve.
My tattoos are mainly just art. There’s no inherent meaning, but I love the way they look.
As the first snow blanketed the Korean Peninsula, a dedicated team of Korean local nationals climbed the treacherous slopes of Gwanggyosan Mountain to maintain critical communications during heavy snowfalls from Nov. 26 to Dec. 10.
