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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two seated sailors dressed in casual clothes read a book to kindergarten-age children sitting on the floor in a classroom.

Story Time

Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Jacob Mitchell, left, and Janine Hunt read to children during a community relations event led by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa, Japan, at a school in Kadena Town, July 10, 2025. The event gave sailors an opportunity to interact with local kindergarteners, strengthening U.S.-Japan ties through cultural exchange.

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