U.S. military chief in Okinawa meets governor before leaving

U.S. military chief in Okinawa meets governor before leaving

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), the top U.S. military commander in Okinawa, talks with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) at the Okinawa prefectural government on July 26. Hailston paid a call to Inamine to bid farewell before his departure at the end of this month for a new post in Hawaii.

U.S. commander apologizes for alleged rape by sergeant

U.S. commander apologizes for alleged rape by sergeant

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), the top U.S. military commander in Okinawa, meets with Noriaki Kakazu (R), chief accountant of the Okinawa prefectural government, at the prefectural head office in Naha on July 3. Hailston apologized for the alleged rape on July 6 of a Japanese woman by a U.S. sergeant.

Okinawa citizens protest e-mail remarks by U.S. officer

Okinawa citizens protest e-mail remarks by U.S. officer

NAHA, Japan - An unidentified Okinawa citizen tries to deliver a bag containing nuts to a passerby outside the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Feb. 15 in protest over an e-mail sent by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of the U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, who called local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Chatan town assembly in Okinawa on Feb. 15 unanimously adopts two resolutions demanding the withdrawal of all U.S. Marines from the prefecture and the resignation of the top U.S. commander in Okinawa. The resolutions were prompted by a series of arson attacks in Chatan, just northeast of the prefectural capital Naha, that were allegedly committed by a U.S. serviceman, and an e-mail by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa, in which he described local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), U.S. military commander in Okinawa Prefecture, apologizes to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) on Feb. 8 over his description of the governor and other local officials as ''nuts and wimps.'' Hailston used the derogatory remarks in an e-mail he sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 in connection with the response of the prefectural assembly to an indecent act by a U.S. Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine responds to questions from reporters in Naha on Feb. 6 after Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Inamine, ''nuts and wimps'' in an e-mail. ''Although it is a personal letter of the lieutenant general, I feel intense discomfort,'' Inamine said of the e-mail Hailston sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 concerning indecent acts by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (file photo), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, has called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Gov. Keiichi Inamine, ''nuts and wimps,'' informed sources said Feb. 6. ''I think they are all nuts and a bunch of wimps,'' Hailston said in his e-mail sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23, concerning the latest indecent acts conducted by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

U.S. military chief apologizes over Okinawa molestation case

U.S. military chief apologizes over Okinawa molestation case

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (C), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, visits Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (far R) on July 6 and apologizes for a U.S. marine's alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl from the city of Okinawa. Hailston was accompanied by U.S. Consul-General of Okinawa Robert Luke (L).

U.S. forces chief in Okinawa attends battle anniversary event

U.S. forces chief in Okinawa attends battle anniversary event

ITOMAN, Japan, - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces stationed in Okinawa, attends a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the end of fierce fighting between U.S. and Japanese forces in Okinawa toward the end of World War II.

U.S. changes top command in Okinawa

U.S. changes top command in Okinawa

Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L) takes over Lt. Gen. Frank Libutti (R) as chief of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, in a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney in the city of Gushikawa on June 8. Hailston assumed the post of commanding general III Marine Expeditionary Force, commander Marine Corps Bases Japan and commander Marine Forces Japan.

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(CORRECTED CAPTION) U.S. commander apologizes for alleged rape b

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), the top U.S. military commander in Okinawa, meets with Noriaki Kakazu (R), chief accountant of the Okinawa prefectural government, at the prefectural head office in Naha on July 3. Hailston apologized for the alleged rape on June 29 of a Japanese woman by a U.S. sergeant.

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Chatan town assembly in Okinawa on Feb. 15 unanimously adopts two resolutions demanding the withdrawal of all U.S. Marines from the prefecture and the resignation of the top U.S. commander in Okinawa. The resolutions were prompted by a series of arson attacks in Chatan, just northeast of the prefectural capital Naha, that were allegedly committed by a U.S. serviceman, and an e-mail by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa, in which he described local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), U.S. military commander in Okinawa Prefecture, apologizes to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) on Feb. 8 over his description of the governor and other local officials as ''nuts and wimps.'' Hailston used the derogatory remarks in an e-mail he sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 in connection with the response of the prefectural assembly to an indecent act by a U.S. Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (file photo), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, has called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Gov. Keiichi Inamine, ''nuts and wimps,'' informed sources said Feb. 6. ''I think they are all nuts and a bunch of wimps,'' Hailston said in his e-mail sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23, concerning the latest indecent acts conducted by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine responds to questions from reporters in Naha on Feb. 6 after Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Inamine, ''nuts and wimps'' in an e-mail. ''Although it is a personal letter of the lieutenant general, I feel intense discomfort,'' Inamine said of the e-mail Hailston sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 concerning indecent acts by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

U.S. military chief apologizes over Okinawa molestation case

U.S. military chief apologizes over Okinawa molestation case

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (C), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, visits Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (far R) on July 6 and apologizes for a U.S. marine's alleged molestation of a 14-year-old girl from the city of Okinawa. Hailston was accompanied by U.S. Consul-General of Okinawa Robert Luke (L).

U.S. forces chief in Okinawa attends battle anniversary event

U.S. forces chief in Okinawa attends battle anniversary event

ITOMAN, Japan, - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces stationed in Okinawa, attends a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the end of fierce fighting between U.S. and Japanese forces in Okinawa toward the end of World War II.

U.S. changes top command in Okinawa

U.S. changes top command in Okinawa

Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L) takes over Lt. Gen. Frank Libutti (R) as chief of the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, in a change of command ceremony at Camp Courtney in the city of Gushikawa on June 8. Hailston assumed the post of commanding general III Marine Expeditionary Force, commander Marine Corps Bases Japan and commander Marine Forces Japan.