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The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

A U.S. women’s Olympic fencing team cadet athlete, Amanda Pirkowski, left, spars with Olympian Kelley Hurley inside Lotus Culture Center Arena at the Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni, Japan, July 16, 2021.

Olympic fencers arrive in Tokyo after five-day training stay at Marine base

During their seven-day stay at MCAS Iwakuni, the athletes lodged at the Kintai Inn on base and practiced at the Atago Sports Complex, a facility the U.S. military shares with the city of Iwakuni.

A service member receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine late last year at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Off base, 32% of the country’s 51 million residents have received the first dose of a vaccine as of Wednesday, July 21, 2021.

Army’s top surgeon in South Korea expects more COVID-19 in US ranks as nation’s cases climb

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 1,784 new infections, the highest daily tally since the pandemic began.

Over the course of the Olympics cycling event July 24-25, 2021, about 50 service members from Camp Zama volunteered to set up barriers and keep the 18 miles of roadway clear and safe.

‘I get to cheer them on’: Volunteers from US military community revel in Olympic experience

Service members, Department of Defense civilians and military families from Camp Zama and Yokota Air Base have been helping out at the Olympics.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported a new daily record of 2,223 coronavirus cases Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.

‘A new crisis’: South Korea’s 2,223 COVID-19 cases set new one-day record; USFK reports 22

U.S. Forces Korea — responsible for roughly 28,500 American troops in the peninsula — announced that 22 service members tested positive for COVID-19 between July 13 and Aug. 8. About half of those troops were recently flown into the country.

A sign above an empty shelf informs commissary customers at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, of purchase limits for antibacterial and sanitation products, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

US bases in Japan hold town halls, cancel events over coronavirus concerns

Authorities at U.S. military bases across Japan are taking steps to reduce the likelihood that COVID-19 finds its way onto those installations, including stocking up on masks and hand sanitizer.

Commissary shelves that usually hold toilet paper are empty at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Weekend rush leaves Japan commissary and exchange shelves short on toilet paper, hand sanitizer

Commissaries on military bases across Japan ran short of toilet paper over the weekend as service members prepared for possible quarantines due to COVID-19.