Commemorating 80 years in the Pacific
On May 14, 1945, Stars and Stripes published its first newspaper in the Pacific. To commemorate 80 years serving the military community in the theater, we're taking a look back at Stripes history through the writing and photography of a dedicated staff spanning generations. Stars and Stripes has proudly supported the Pacific military community since the beginning and will continue to serve the troops and families at the heart of our work.
Photo of the day
44th Surgical Hospital in Korea, 1960
Anesthesia - Capt. William Rouman administers oxygen to a patient under anesthesia just before an operation. With six doctors, 10 nurses and 78 enlisted men, the 44th Surgical Hospital (Mobile Army) administers sick call to a daily average of 100 persons from the 1st Cavalry Division and other U.S. and U.N. forces in Korea. The hospital- located some six miles from the Demilitarized Zone - handles emergency operations and apart from an X-ray machine it also has an analysis laboratory, a pharmacy, three sterilizing units, a blood bank and six wards with a 70-bed capacity. It can be mobilized into an alert convoy within 45 minutes and once in the field can set up within 2 hours, ready to handle emergency surgery.
 administers sick call to a daily average of 100 persons from the 1st Cavalry Division and other U.S. and U.N. forces in Korea. The hospital- located some six miles from the Demilitarized Zone - handles emergency operations and apart from an X-ray machine it also has an analysis laboratory, a pharmacy, three sterilizing units, a blood bank and six wards with a 70-bed capacity. It can be mobilized into an alert convoy within 45 minutes and once in the field can set up within 2 hours, ready to handle emergency surgery.
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This week in Pacific history
July 12th - July 18th
July 13th, 2013 – Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and causes widespread damage in Taiwan and East China .
July 14th, 1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Taejon begins, a tactical loss for the United States but a strategic victory.
July 15th, 1966 – Vietnam War: U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese Army personnel launch Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese back across the Demilitarized Zone.
July 16th - 1950 - Korean War: During the Battle of Taejon, the Chaplain–Medic massacre occurs, a murder of thirty unarmed American POWs and an Army chaplain by the North Korean Army.
July 18th, 1944 – World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan after the fall of Saipan.
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This week in Pacific history
July 12th - July 18th
July 13th, 2013 – Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and causes widespread damage in Taiwan and East China .
July 14th, 1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Taejon begins, a tactical loss for the United States but a strategic victory.
July 15th, 1966 – Vietnam War: U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese Army personnel launch Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese back across the Demilitarized Zone.
July 16th - 1950 - Korean War: During the Battle of Taejon, the Chaplain–Medic massacre occurs, a murder of thirty unarmed American POWs and an Army chaplain by the North Korean Army.
July 18th, 1944 – World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan after the fall of Saipan.