Stripes is running a story about human trafficking in Okinawa. A few years ago, after stories about rampant sex trafficking around Korean military bases were published, the US military has tried to take steps to distance itself from such activity. For one, George Bush signed an executive order making solicitation of prostitutes a crime, and [...]
Someone e-mailed me a PowerPoint presentation created by CNFJ, detailing recent incidents involving US Navy Sailors, and the punishments handed out by the Japanese government. There were some things I haven’t even heard about, and most of the consequences were pretty surprising. I think if there’s ever a deterrent to Sailors acting like drunken fools [...]
We recently took a DoD health survey that asked a bunch of questions about the lifestyles of military members. We were told it was voluntary, but most of us were made to take it anyway. The facilitator who was handing the booklets out said the survey was completely anonymous, so we should be as honest [...]
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UPDATE: Stars & Stripes has an article out about Kenny’s MySpace as well. As expected, no mention of where they got their idea for such an article, or of D-San , the guy who brought it to everyone’s attention.
Just an update for historical purposes. D-San points us all to Olatunbosun Ugbogu’s MySpace page found here. [...]
I apologize for not posting in a while, but my blog has been under a little scrutiny from CTF70 lately, and I’ve had to mind my Ps & Qs as much as possible while I was underway. Now that I’m back, however, let’s rock and roll.
So, I know it’s widely known now that another [...]
A local DoDDS teacher, who also happens to be regular reader of this fine publication, sent me an e-mail asking me to talk about some drama that’s been going on between Yokosuka DODDS teachers and their school’s principal over…lunch breaks? The teacher wished to remain anonymous and avoid any reprisal. Here’s the teacher’s story:
Sullivans Elementary [...]
The Sailor who was wanted as a person of interest in the slaying of a Japanese taxi driver, in Yokosuka on March 20th, is now in US Military custody after being arrested in Tokyo. The Sailor had been on an unauthorized absence (UA) (the Navy equivalent to AWOL) for nearly a month, and was already [...]
From the STARS & STRIPES:
Navy seeking Yokosuka sailor after stabbing
Officials: American not a suspect in death of Japanese taxi driver
By Allison Batdorff, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, March 22, 2008
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A Yokosuka-based sailor is being sought for questioning in connection with the Wednesday night stabbing death of a Japanese taxi driver [...]
CNN is running a story on Chinese hackers who openly boast about pwning pentagon and other DoD computers, with financial compensation from the Chinese government. From the article:
They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless. But they are hard-core hackers who claim to have gained access [...]
It’s official, the “period of reflection” is over. Thanks Vox, you helped me have the story before S& S
Military members in Okinawa still some have restrictions, but they aren’t too bad. All restrictions for civilians have been completely lifted, while a curfew of 10PM to 5AM has been imposed on the US military. [...]
Voxman, a regular reader and commenter on this site, just posted a comment in which he claims to have a source that confirmed the restrictions, on US military and SOFA personnel in Okinawa, will be lifted Tuesday morning, 04 March. From the comment:
VoXman wrote:
I cannot reveal my source, but the lockdown will be over in [...]
Screw all the protests. Screw all the blog and forum posts stereotyping US service members in Japan as monsters. Screw every senior US leader who got on their knees to kiss the asses of the Japanese people. And a very special screw you to the Japanese media and public who completely overlooked the daily occurrences [...]
Here’s another fine example of the hypocrisy of Okinawa’s Japanese community. An alleged rape by a US Marine causes such an uproar in the community that protests are held to demand the removal of all US military personnel. The local media has a field day and doesn’t even bother mentioning the suspect being presumed innocent [...]
When will it stop? Effective yesterday, Marines throughout Japan are restricted to base and only authorized to commute to and from work and home by POV, taxi, or military transportation. The restriction will run at least until the 25th of February, at which point leaders will decide their next course of action. Japanese officials were [...]
Lt. Gen. Bruce A. Wright, Commander, US Forces Japan ordered a “day of reflection” to be held this Friday for all US military bases in Okinawa and mainland Japan. There’s no word yet what will happen to use on Friday, but this isn’t the first time we had one of these. After the 2006 killing [...]
You’d think after a suspected rape, and the firestorm of protests outside the gates from the local community, that the service members stationed in Okinawa might try to keep a low-profile. Apparently, one Marine didn’t get the memo and went out for a night of drinking. His night ended with him allegedly breaking into a [...]
*UPDATE* See the end of this article for the response I received from the RNZN detailing what you really need to join their Navy, as well as some information they sent me.
Are you bored with all the crap that comes with being in the US Navy? Are you fed up with getting shit on [...]
The 2007 Valour-IT project is currently underway. Last year I participated in this and collectively we raised much more than we were aiming for, so I’m hoping this year is just as successful. This is something that I really hold close to my heart, so I’m hoping you’ll all contribute to this great cause. For [...]
Japan Thinks We’re All Criminals.
My buddy Graham linked me to this little gem. (original)
SAPPORO, Feb. 15 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Defense Ministry’s Hokkaido bureau is considering assigning officials to accompany U.S. servicemen during off-duty outings when they visit the prefecture for a drill later this month, in light of the recent alleged rape of a local girl by a U.S. [...]