Atlantic Liners collide 1956
This nameplate was used in 1956
1,500 US Marines Land in Lebanon
This nameplate was used in 1958

From the Archives

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."

Park Hye-bin, right, shares a moment with Pvt. 2nd Class Matt Theilicker during the 2nd Infantry Division’s “Good Neighbor English Camp” on Thursday at Camp Casey, South Korea.

Children, troops bond during Good Neighbor English Camp in S. Korea

Army Pvt. 2nd Class Matt Theilicker was having trouble getting local student Park Hye-bin to focus on the song lyrics being taught Thursday at the 2nd Infantry Division’s Good Neighbor English Camp.

Sam Auxier uses free phone cards supplied by the Camp Casey USO to call her husband, Spc. Jason Auxier, who is serving with Headquarters Headquarters Company, 44th Engineers Battalion in Iraq.

USO program helps keep Area I troops in Iraq connected

Phone cards donated by folks back home are helping non-command-sponsored wives in Area I stay in touch with their husbands in Iraq serving with the 2nd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Strike Force), a United Service Organizations official said.

Army veteran Daniel Melton prepares to fix another abandoned bicycle at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sept. 12, 2023.

Ready to roll: Bike giveaway due for another turn at US Army base in South Korea

U.S. Army retiree Daniel Melton has a new mission — restoring hundreds of abandoned bicycles at the home of Eighth Army, 2nd Infantry Division and U.S. Forces Korea.

A crew unloads set pieces for the 7th Infantry Division Special Services “soldier show,” to be performed later that day in Seoul, South Korea. After touring various bases and venues throughout Korea in September 1956, the show would move to perform in Japan the next month.

1956: Korea Soldiers Put on ‘Home-Grown’ Shows

U.S. troops in Korea don’t just sit around waiting for pre-packaged entertainment to come their way. They’re perfectly capable of putting on their own shows — and then taking them on the road to entertain fellow soldiers.

The family of Maj. James S. LiCalzi at their home in Korea

At home in Korea

A new community — American style, but with Korean overtones — is growing within the ancient walled city of Seoul. It is the U.S. Korean Military Advisory Gp. (KMAG) housing compound at the Seoul Area Command.

A Dungeons and Dragons playing board sits on a table surrounded by dice, paper and notebooks.

At a half-century, Dungeons and Dragons counts growing interest among US troops

Dungeons and Dragons marked its 50th anniversary this year and with the attention it receives from U.S. service members at this base in South Korea, the tabletop fantasy game is well on its way to 100.