Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s cultural ...

A Samoan officer in the U.S. Army is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional "Tatau" (tattoo) on her hands.

Samoan soldier becomes first to display traditional hand tattoos Capt. Isis Sake, breaks ground as the first soldier of Samoan descent to gain permission to display traditional hand tattoos in ...

Across the Pacific, tattoos are etched into the culture. Finding meaning in your own ‘story on skin’ helps honor the tradition. A young man in Oahu, Hawai‘i, gets a tattoo the traditional way, with a ...

The Army this week unveiled its latest update to AR 670-1, its grooming and appearance regulation. Here's a summary of changes approved Tuesday that are effective immediately: The Army has tweaked its ...

At 106, Apo Whang-od is the oldest known person practicing batok, a traditional tattooing technique that dates back 1,000 years in the Philippines. These tattoos were once badges of honor to warriors ...

WASHINGTON — To help compete for top talent, the Army has updated its regulations for tattoos, cutting processing times for new recruits who have the body art. Secretary of the Army Christine E.

When she was 14 years old, Quannah Chasinghorse decided she wanted a traditional Indigenous face tattoo. The Hän Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota model—who has since, at age 19, made an impression on the ...

Danny Vasquez inks a tattoo of the Los Angeles skyline onto the wrist of Damaris Barrion of Omaha on Sunday at the Tattoo Arts Convention, held in the Mid-America Center of Council Bluffs. James ...