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James Bolinger

James Bolinger is a reporter at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

He previously served at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., where he spent nearly seven years as the NCOIC of public affairs covering specialized undergraduate pilot training. He began his career as editor of the Airlifter newspaper at Dover Air Force Base, Del., then headed to the Defense Information School where he served as a journalism instructor from 2009 to 2011.

Email: bolinger.james@stripes.com

Iwakuni City Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda thanks bikers who raised $2,500 for flood and landslide victims, Sept. 13, 2018.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes
Iwakuni City Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda thanks bikers who raised $2,500 for flood and landslide victims, Sept. 13, 2018.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes

American, Japanese bikers raise thousands for Iwakuni flood victims

American and Japanese bikers recently delivered $2,500 to the mayor of Iwakuni to support the victims of deadly flooding and landslides over the summer.

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The amphibious-assault ship USS Wasp steams through the Philippine Sea, April 17, 2018.<br>Richard Gourley/U.S. Navy photo
The amphibious-assault ship USS Wasp steams through the Philippine Sea, April 17, 2018.<br>Richard Gourley/U.S. Navy photo

USS Wasp strike group departs Sasebo for patrol of Western Pacific

The USS Wasp amphibious-assault ship and the USS Ashland landing-dock ship departed Sasebo Naval Base this week for a deployment that marks only the second time F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters have embarked aboard the Wasp.

Air Force 2nd Lt. Brett Bultsma, a Pilot Training Next student, gives hand signals to ground maintenance personnel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, June 18, 2018.<br>Sean Worrell/U.S. Air Force photo
Air Force 2nd Lt. Brett Bultsma, a Pilot Training Next student, gives hand signals to ground maintenance personnel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, June 18, 2018.<br>Sean Worrell/U.S. Air Force photo

Airmen earn their wings in 6 months with modern pilot-training program

The first graduates of Pilot Training Next — a six-month program at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, designed to accelerate the learning curve to becoming a pilot — are slated to pin on their wings Friday.

Lt. Cmdr. William Russell, commanding officer of the USS Chief, explains the ship's sonar capabilities to Lt. Cmdr. Akihiko Morita of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Andrew Holmes/U.S. Navy photo
Lt. Cmdr. William Russell, commanding officer of the USS Chief, explains the ship's sonar capabilities to Lt. Cmdr. Akihiko Morita of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Andrew Holmes/U.S. Navy photo

US wraps up nearly 2-week minesweeping exercise with India, Japan

U.S. and Japanese minesweepers and Indian bomb-disposal experts have been drilling this month on skills they’d need to clear mines from Pacific shipping lanes during wartime.

Female airmen attend a training forum last year at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.<br>Jacqueline Jastrzebski/U.S. Air Force
Female airmen attend a training forum last year at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.<br>Jacqueline Jastrzebski/U.S. Air Force

Air Force OKs new hairstyles for women, off-duty earrings for men

The changes eliminate minimum hair length for females but set a maximum bulk of 3 ½ inches from the scalp and mandate hairstyles that allow a cover to sit properly on the head. Dreadlocks must be tightly fused or interwoven and present a neat and professional appearance.

Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Anderson, with the Washington National Guard, advises Cpt. Sameer Puri, 56th Theater Information Operations Group, at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash., on July 6. 2018.<br>Alec Dionne/U.S. Army National Guard photo
Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Anderson, with the Washington National Guard, advises Cpt. Sameer Puri, 56th Theater Information Operations Group, at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash., on July 6. 2018.<br>Alec Dionne/U.S. Army National Guard photo

National Guard making it easier for soldiers to access tuition benefits

The Army is making it easier for National Guard troops to get an education as it strives to recruit and retain more soldiers.

Lance Cpl. Gavin Pitzer, a Marine police officer at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, hands saturated floor boards to fellow Marines during clean-up and relief operations in the Shuto area of Iwakuni, Japan, on July 7, 2018.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes
Lance Cpl. Gavin Pitzer, a Marine police officer at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, hands saturated floor boards to fellow Marines during clean-up and relief operations in the Shuto area of Iwakuni, Japan, on July 7, 2018.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes

Marines, sailors help clean waterlogged homes after flooding in Japan

More than 50 sailors and Marines joined a volunteer effort organized by Iwakuni’s Single Marine Program Thursday, heading for flood-hit neighborhoods. Torrential waters and landslides have killed at least 200 in recent days.