Troopers block Bama Schools 1963
This nameplate was used in 1963
Truce Signed 1953
This nameplate was used in 1953

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."

A service member receives a coronavirus test kit within hours of arriving at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Number of coronavirus-infected US troops arriving in South Korea mounts

South Korea has expressed concern over the growing numbers, although U.S. Forces Korea insists that mandatory testing and two-week quarantine procedures have helped contain the problem.

Busan is the second most populous city in South Korea, behind the capital, Seoul.

US Forces Korea places city of Busan off-limits, citing coronavirus surge

The South Korean port city of Busan will be off-limits to all U.S. military personnel starting 6 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Forces Korea announced in a statement Friday.

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron taxis during the elephant walk portion of the Samurai Surge exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2020.

Simple health precautions help keep Tokyo-based airlifters flying during the pandemic

The airlifters' missions include tactical airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and transporting distinguished visitors.

A social distancing decal is posted at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, March 27, 2020.

Mask-free dancing prompts closure of base establishments in South Korea

USFK said a pair of recent events at Camp Humphreys and Osan Air Base "displayed poor judgment."

A sailor sanitizes his hands before entering the Navy Exchange at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Aug. 13, 2020.

Navy base in Japan traces most of its 19 new coronavirus cases to a dinner party

The home of the 7th Fleet in Japan reported 19 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, as Japan’s capital city logged another 500 new infections.

Lance Cpl. Abben Nicholas, of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion, uses a hand-washing station earlier this year at Camp Hansen, Okinawa.

Navy base in Japan cites risky behavior for new virus cases; US Forces Korea hints at returning to tighter restrictions

U.S. Forces Korea is 'strongly considering raising' its health protection level in light of record-breaking numbers of new coronavirus cases on the peninsula.