Mail sent home by Marines on Okinawa will take a little longer to arrive while Japanese officials investigate the cause of a fiery collision at a major airport.
Credit unions and aid societies are standing by to help service members and Defense Department employees who may have to work without a paycheck if a government shutdown takes place Sunday.
Japanese police arrested a local man on suspicion of negligent driving early Wednesday after a motorcyclist died in a collision just outside the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
The sailor was riding near Womble Gate, the base’s southeast entrance, when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle driven by a U.S. government civilian, base spokesman Randall Baucom told Stars and Stripes by email Friday.