Excellence in Energy Programs Awarded by Top Navy Leadership
By Ron Inman, Torii Staff
LogoFLEET ACTIVITIES SASEBO, Japan-- Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) has been recognized by the Secretary of the Navy for quality management of energy programs at five of its installations.
The 2010 Secretary of the Navy Energy and Water Management Award winners were selected based on their energy program accomplishments in 2009. In an Aug. 19 message from Secretary of the Navy Ray
Mabus to all Navy and Marine Corps commands, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Naval Air Facility Atsugi were among commands recognized at the gold level of achievement.Story
Okinawa Police Prepare Marines for Driving Safety
By Lance Cpl. Justin R. Wheeler, Marine Corps Bases JapanNAHA, OKINAWA, Japan-Hideyuki Kitagawa, director of the traffic department at the Okinawa Prefectural Police Department, is handed the certificate of appreciation from Shawn M. Curtis, deputy safety director, Marine Corps Bases Japan at the OPP headquarters July 30. The certificate was then presented to officers Sachiko Shimada and Akira Tokashiki, who received the award after providing information about procedures after accidents to over 8,000 Marines during the Critical Days of Summer Campaign.
NAHA, Japan - Officers Sachiko Shimada and Akira Tokashiki received a certificate of appreciation after working with the Marine Corps Base Installation Safety Office to provide information for more than 8,000 Marines, Department of Defense employed civilians and their spouses during the 2010 Critical Days of Summer briefings.
Since the summer began, Shimada and Tokashiki assisted the safety office in 19 safety presentations for Marines from all major camps by explaining the differences between driving procedures in Japan and the U.S.

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As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government disaster preparedness drill, Lt. Col. Karl Kent, 374th Airlift Wing Plans and Programs chief, waits inside a Yokota UH-1 to offload supplies in downtown Tokyo, Aug. 29. The drill demonstrated the capabilities of U.S. and Japanese governments to provide humanitarian relief in the event of a natural disaster in the greater Tokyo area. (courtesy photo)
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government disaster preparedness drill, Lt. Col. Karl Kent, 374th Airlift Wing Plans and Programs chief, waits inside a Yokota UH-1 to offload supplies in downtown Tokyo, Aug. 29. The drill demonstrated the capabilities of U.S. and Japanese governments to provide humanitarian relief in the event of a natural disaster in the greater Tokyo area. (courtesy photo) Story
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