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An American tourist faces arson and attempted murder charges for an Okinawa hotel fire wherein a Marine helped rescue guests.
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James J. Chopik’s friends remembered the Air Force veteran as a dedicated pal who took pride in his service and his later civilian work.
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The last of six Basque-American troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa will join nearly 250,000 other names on a memorial honoring those who died in the fight.
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A veteran Marine fighter pilot and former instructor at the Navy’s elite Top Gun school has taken command of a key U.S. air unit in the Indo-Pacific.
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Okinawa officials contend parachute training at Kadena Air Base is no longer justifed after the U.S. military’s primary offshore site reopened last year.