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Unique farmhouses quite the sight in northern Japan

Travel
June 15, 2018
Travel around the hilly valley in the central part of northern Japan, and you will encounter an impressive rural landscape of traditional farmhouses with steep-angled roofs with a...
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Ernest Balasick poses for an official photograph. Balasick is an ancestor to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Molinelli, a 35th Maintenance Group maintenance operations center senior controller. Balasick was a crew member on the B-29, "Tinny Anne," when it crashed into Mount Yahazuyama in 1945. (Courtesy Photo)

Misawa Airman discovers family history in Japan

Base Info
June 14, 2018
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Heritage often links people, cultures, and personal histories together in uncommon ways. For U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt.
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Alfred Budris in the Logistics Readiness Center Okinawa Office in May. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

Lifelong career coming to end after 7 decades of Army service

Base Info
June 15, 2018
An extremely long and glorious Army career spanning seven decades in the Pacific theater will come to an end soon for a man finally calling it quits. For Alfred Budris it's very...
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Matsumoto Castle Photo by Sarah B. Hodge

Exploring Nagano

Travel
June 13, 2018
Nagano is synonymous with the 1998 Winter Olympics and as a haven for skiers and snowboarders chasing powder snow, but this landlocked prefecture offers many other unique charms...
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