Fukuoka, Japan, Oct. 23, 1960: Miss Itazuke Airbase, Kenniekay McDaniel (center), Cecile Schneringer (left) and Pat Bomar wave to the crowds during the Hakata Okunchi Festival parade.

Kitzingen, Germany, Jan. 13, 1948: Lt. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner (center) inspects the honor guard commanded by 1/Lt. Roscoe Cartwright at the Kitzingen Basic Training Center for Negro troops. The

Frankfurt, Germany, April 5, 1990: David Bowie performs at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany, during what was billed as the last tour in which he would perform his greatest hits.

Building 993 is where as many as 180 infantrymen used to sleep, eat, work and socialize, Fortmann said. But now, it’s where approximately 100 employees of two federal agencies have already started moving into stylish new office space.

Tahweelah, Iraq, Feb. 19, 2009: Reflected in the glasses of an Iraqi soldier, 1st Lt. Javier Avila, 3rd Platoon leader for Company A, Task Force 3-66 Armor, and Lt. Zafer from the Iraqi army, coordinate a patrol in the village of Tahweela, Iraq.

The return of military horses that have escorted caskets to gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery for more than 75 years will depend on the Army securing adequate pastureland, repairing rundown stables and improving training for handlers, officials said.

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 9, 2015: An Afghan child shows off his slingshot near Bagram Air Field.

Japanese ordnance disposal experts plan to defuse two suspected World War II-era bombs found last month on Miyakojima, a popular tourist spot 170 miles southwest of Okinawa.

Ramstein, Germany, May 28, 2011: The Naples Lady Wildcats celebrate their Division II title after defeating AFNORTH 11-3 at the DODDS-Europe softball tournament.

The wreck of the USS Edsall, a lone American destroyer that fought a Japanese fleet, has been found in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. Navy says. Edsall’s zigs and zags in an attempt to escape prompted a Japanese observer to dub it “the dancing mouse.”

Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2009: A visitor to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., looks at wreaths placed during a Veterans Day ceremony on a rainy Wednesday.

Digging through pages of centuries-old records, volunteers are transcribing the cursive text to make it easier for others to access the documents as part of a joint project of the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Park Service.

Logar province, Afghanistan, Sep. 13, 2014: U.S. soldiers with “Dragon Platoon,” 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment establish fighting positions at a Logar province combat outpost.

Frankfurt, Germany, Sep. 10, 1966: Muhammad Ali moments before the start of the heavyweight title bout against Karl Mildenberger. Standing behind him in a white shirt is his trainer Angelo Dundee.

Kadena, Okinawa, March 21, 1958: Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G. Sheets, as pupils with the right answer raise their hands in their Kadena Air Base fourth grade classroom.

Forty-nine Okinawan educators got a first-hand look at American educational methods Friday and were surprised that American students “feel so much at ease in school.” This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific — Okinawa edition, Mar. 23, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form.

A handful of Red Cross girls are traveling hundreds of bumpy miles each week to bring coffee and donuts to American and allied units in the division and to perk up morale with light entertainment. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Dec. 19, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form.