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New DOD website connects military kids with each other

Submitted by Kanto Editor on Thu, 2012-01-26 15:37

By  ELAINE SANCHEZ  AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE

A new Defense Department website is connecting military children - whether it’s across town or across the world - who are dealing with a loved one’s deployment.

     The website, Military Kids Connect, offers military children an online community where they can learn about deployments, recognize and share feelings, and develop coping skills.

Blue Ridge reaches out to base residents

Submitted by Kanto Editor on Thu, 2012-01-26 15:34

By  STORY BY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS MEL ORR, COURTESY OF U.S. 7TH FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE – Sailors from U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge recently joined in a base-wide community service event.

     More than 170 Blue Ridge sailors visited The Sullivans School, Yokosuka Middle School, Nile C. Kinnick High School, base housing and a non-profit animal shelter on Jan. 18.

Parties set for Super Bowl

Submitted by Kanto Editor on Thu, 2012-01-26 15:28

by David Hurwitz

For 45 years, Super Bowl Sunday has been a date that American football fans have circled on their calendars, regardless of whether their teams have made it to the championship game.

International group bridges cultures in Yokosuka

Submitted by Kanto Editor on Thu, 2012-01-19 07:17

By     Steve Parker

 YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE – A group of internationally minded volunteers is behind a host of multicultural exchanges between U.S. naval base residents and Yokosuka City’s diverse population to ensure it lives up to its moniker as an “International City of Culture by the Sea.”

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