A majority of the Japanese public favors the US military presence on the island, according to an annual US Embassy poll. Stars and Stripes reports that 80 percent of respondents said they favor or somewhat favor maintaining the security alliance with the US, marking the fourth consecutive year that opinion has increased. The poll also showed that a Japanese majority believe the US military presence in East Asia is important and that US bases in Japan are important.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA