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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."

Chaplains at Yokota Air Base, home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, have implemented social distancing to help people worship during the coronavirus pandemic.

Spiritual adjustments: Chaplains get creative to care for overseas troops during pandemic

“We are doing things we have never done before and probably things we should have done years before with technology,” said 374th Airlift Wing Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Dale Marlowe. “I think it is going to change the way we do our ministry.”

A soldier is tested for COVID-19 at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Jan. 22, 2021.

USFK’s COVID-19 cases nearly triple as omicron subvariant arrives in South Korea

New COVID-19 cases among U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea have nearly tripled as infections in the country have soared to levels not seen since May.

The Marine Corps on Sept. 21, 2021, ordered its active-duty troops to get vaccinated within 90 days or risk prosecution for disobeying an order.

Japan-based Marine takes her religious objection to COVID-19 vaccine to trial

Lance Cpl. Catherine Arnett said she’s being prosecuted for refusing to exit the Marine Corps based on her unwillingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Travelers inbound to Japan are required to take a COVID-19 test with a negative result within 72 hours of travel and show proof upon arrival.

Japan opens borders to more US military relatives as COVID-19 cases climb

Japan is permitting more family members to visit their relatives with the U.S. military even as COVID-19 case numbers exceed previous pandemic records.

Children from Grafenwoehr Elementary School are greeted by fourth-grade teacher Nell Dunn, Aug. 22, 2022, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

COVID-19 concerns wane as DOD students worldwide go back to class

Students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools around the world started a new school year Monday as the COVID-19 pandemic faded into the scholastic background.

Any hope of playing football in the spring was extinguished Tuesday, DODEA-Pacific officials announced, citing the high-contact nature of the sport and concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

DODEA-Pacific cancels spring competition between schools

For the second straight school year, DODEA-Pacific’s spring sports season will see no competition between schools due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.