Stories
Stories from USO Japan
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Yokosuka Celebrates USO's 78th Birthday
On February 4, 1971, the United Service Organizations was formed. 78 years later, on February 4, 2019, the USO turned 78 on Superbowl Mond…
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USO Sasebo Welcomes AU to the Center
On January 31, sponsors from AU/KDDI visited the USO Sasebo centers. As a not-for-profit organization, the USO has relied on the generosit…
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Paint Night at USO Nimitz Park
On a Thursday evening, January 24, USO Sasebo hosted a Paint Night at USO Nimitz Park. It was available on a first come first serve basis,…
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Iwakuni's Volunteer of the Month
On January 23, USO Iwakuni congratulated their volunteer of the month, Marsha James. Here is why Marsha loves volunteering with the USO, an…
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Art Night at Iwakuni
USO Iwakuni hosted an Art Night on January 16. Participants were invited to get creative with the arts, in this Bad Art Night event, where…
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USO Yokosuka Celebrates Sailor of the Year
USO Yokosuka hosted a Luncheon for Sailors of the Year on January 15. The Yokosuka staff helped celebrate the Seventh Fleet Sailors of the…
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Spaghetti Day at USO Yokota
USO Yokota served up Spaghetti for the Military Members as well as their family members on January 11. Here is a perfect shot of one of ou…
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USO Japan Providing for Outreach Locations
There are only 4 USO Center’s on Mainland Japan, not to include the USO Area Office. There are a number of Outreach Locations where USO Ja…
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USO Iwakuni Hosts a Winter-Themed Tot Time
USO Iwakuni hosted a winter-themed Tot Time on January 8. Parents and their children were invited to the center for playtime, snacks, and …
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Yokota Serving Domino's Pizza for Lunch
It was the day after Christmas, December 26, when the staff at USO Yokota decided to put together an event to cure the after Christmas blue…
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Christmas Appreciation Luncheon for Yokosuka Volunteers
USO Yokosuka spent the afternoon with our fabulous volunteers on Saturday, December 22. The staff wanted to celebrate the support and dedi…
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Santa Pays a Visit to Sasebo
The holiday season was busy in Sasebo, and was fortunate enough to have Santa Claus pay a visit on December 22. With help from the volunte…
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USO Iwakuni Delivers a Birthday Cake
USO Iwakuni was able to surprise a service member with a cake requested from their family member back on the mainland. This program is cal…
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USO Japan Gives Back to the Yokosuka Post Office
On December 20, USO Japan brought Domino’s Pizza, Drinks and Chips to the hard working team at the Yokosuka Post Office. Yokosuka Post Off…
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USO Yokota Welcomes All for a Christmas Breakfast
With the holiday season in plain sight, Yokota wanted to celebrate and provide something special to those in the area with families, or tho…
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USO Sasebo Bringing Cheer with Candy
During the Holiday Season, USO Sasebo brought some smiles to service members with “Candy Caravan.” From December 17 to December 21, volunte…
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Holiday Party Invite for USO Iwakuni
On December 16, staff from USO Iwakuni attended the Holiday Party for Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Iwakuni (AIMD Iwakuni). …
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Paint Night at Yokosuka
USO Yokosuka hosted a Holiday-Themed Paint Night called “Christmas Card on Canvas” on December 8. USO Yokosuka’s Center Manager, Lou Braxt…
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USO Japan Brings the Spa to Camp Fuji
Christmas arrived early at Camp Fuji where USO Japan treated the women stationed there with a Spa-La-La-La-La-La Event on December 6. This…
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Pizza is Served at Yokota
USO Yokota surprised service members with a pizza party on December 4. The hungry airman were all attached to the 374th Communications Squ…
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Japanese Cooking Lesson at USO Yokosuka
USO Yokosuka hosted a Japanese Cooking Lesson on November 28. One of our All-Star Volunteers, who was also Volunteer of the Month for Nove…
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Sasebo Hosts a 2-Day Long Thanksgiving Event
On November 21 & 22, USO Sasebo hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner Event for both days consecutively. The center was able to serve over 200 serv…
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Thanksgiving Dinner at USO Iwakuni
On November 20, USO Iwakuni hosted a community Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. The Center Staff and volunteers contributed to t…
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USO Iwakuni Hosts Tot Time
USO Iwakuni held their monthly Tot Time on November 6, with a Thanksgiving Day theme. Parents and their children were invited to the center…
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Trick-Or-Treating at USO Yokota
USO Yokota opened their doors to over 200 military families for a Halloween Kiddie Party on October 27. USO Yokota had provided 25 pizzas …
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Mystery Kitchen at USO Sasebo
On October 27, USO Sasebo hosted their first Chef vs. Chef, Mystery Kitchen Edition at the Community Education Center (CEC). There were fo…
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3rd Annual Ladies’ Fall High Tea & Hat Party
Dozens of ladies gathered on October 25 for a women’s wellness tea and hat party hosted by USO Yokosuka. There were 5 keynote speakers who…
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Halloween Themed Tot Time at Iwakuni
USO Iwakuni hosted a Tot Time event on October 9, 2018 at the MCAS Iwakuni’s USO Center. Tot Time is a program that provides families with …
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Golf Par-Tee at Yokota
Service members and their families were able to participate in 9 holes of golf at Par-3, the on base golf course and driving range on Octob…
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USO Yokosuka Serving Tacos
For lunch on 6 October 2018, USO Yokosuka served up Italian Sausage tacos with red peppers and onions. It’s no secret that our patrons like…
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Yokota Delivers Random Snacks of Kindess
USO Yokota staff and volunteers in partnership with Yokota Red Cross, delivered “random Snacks of Kindness” on October 3. Together we have …
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Pizza Party in Sasebo
On September 28, USO Sasebo held a Domino’s Pizza Party for Port Operations personnel. This event was held in support of Port Ops personnel…
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Fandom Day in Yokosuka
Entering the Fall season, USO Yokosuka ended the month of September with a Mini Comic-Con Event. On September 28, 2018 USO Yokosuka hosted …
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Spouse Networking Event in Iwakuni
On September 26, 2018 at 6pm-9pm USO Iwakuni hosted a Spouses Networking program. This month’s theme was Bunco Night, which is a popular di…
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USO Yokota hosted Game Night
USO Yokota invited military and family members to their Game Night on September 25, 2018. This event provided a fun and exciting night of t…
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USO Show Troupe Visit Sasebo
Performing live annually for more than thousands of service members and their families, the USO Show Troupe travelled from afar to perform …
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USO Japan's 2018 Service Salute Gala
On 8 September 2018, USO Japan honored 18 service members from the US Military and the Japanese Self Defense Forces and they honored the US…