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Stars and Stripes' Far East athletes of the quarter: Outstanding seasons for Kadena's Bloom, Seoul American's Gleaves

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Where postseason hardware won by Kadena senior wrestler Harry Bloom and Seoul American junior basketball guard Liz Gleaves was concerned, one adjective spoke volumes: "Outstanding."

Far East H.S. baseball, softball, track and field team capsules and key dates

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(Click to jump ahead to baseball and softball) Track and field Important track and field dates Invitationa...

Pacific scoreboard for the March 14 edition

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Japan Baseball Friday's score At Camp Zama Zama American 14, Robert D. Edgren 6 Boys soccer Friday's summaries ...

South Korea bar district offers a safe haven for gay servicemembers

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It's a Saturday night, and cheers erupt from the all-male crowd as a slender South Korean man wearing a sparkling silver dress and matching headpiece walks through the door of a standing room-only bar.

Wadsack, Tuck set to help U.S. end Schweitzer basketball drought

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
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 announced Friday.

Daylight saving causes shift in AFN schedule

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
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 dif...

Nonviolent protest planned Saturday in Mannheim

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
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 b...

EUCOM Quality of Life Conference delegates say too many on base are obese

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
Too many troops, spouses and teens are fighting weight problems, according to delegates at this week's 2010 Quality of Life Conference. And they want U.S. European Command leaders to take on the issue

Correction

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
A March 12 story about a program that helps military spouses with education-related expenses incorrectly called it the My Spouse Career Advancement Account program. Its name is the Military Spo...

Future unclear for widely-praised Afghan militias

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
Despite the praise lavished on the year-old Afghan Provincial Protection Force program, which arms local militias and encourages them to defend their villages, the future of the effort is in limbo.

Report: Silver Star recipient among officers reprimanded for mistakes at Wanat

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
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 received a Silver Star for his actions that day, according to a report by CBS News.

Pacific scoreboard for the March 13 edition

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
Okinawa Baseball Thursday's summary Kubasaki 8, Kadena 4 At Camp Foster Kadena.......... 110 020 0—4 6 5 Kubasaki.......... 003 302 x—8...

Far East H.S. baseball, softball, track and field preview: Pacificwide tournaments give seasons purpose

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
For years, Pacific baseball, softball, and track and field waited, and hoped. They raised thousands of dollars and traveled on their own to far-flung locales, carrying home invitational tournam...

Military Update: Webb takes lead of personnel subcommittee

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists and their families.

Okinawa officials push Tokyo on removing Marine air operations

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
Okinawa officials are unleashing a full-court press on Tokyo to let the government know they don't want Marine air operations to remain on the island.

Sharp: South Korea ‘on track’ to take wartime command

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
The top U.S. general in South Korea said Thursday that the two countries' ability to respond to a North Korean threat will not suffer when South Korea assumes the lead role in warfighting in two years.

General: Army Reserve to weed out underachieving soldiers

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
The Army Reserve has been successful in readying soldiers and restructuring units to support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but now it needs to "transform the personnel system," said Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz.

Policy revisions approved to allow transfer benefit for same-sex teacher couples

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:00
Same-sex teaching couples are eligible after all for joint job transfers this year at Department of Defense schools, officials said Wednesday.

Russia criticizes U.S., NATO over Afghan drugs

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:00
Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's shift away from fighting drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying the resulting surge in heroin smuggling is endangering Russia's national security.

Pentagon says F-35 fighter jet's cost has doubled

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:00
The bad news about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, delivered Thursday to Congress, was swiftly denounced by lawmakers who said runaway spending on major weapons systems has become all too common.