Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

An unidentified member of the 220th "Catkillers" Aviation Company checks the engine of one of the company's airplanes.

220th 'Catkillers' Aviation Company, 1968

Wrecking crews tear down former dependent housing units in the 500 block of the Washington Heights Housing Area to make room for facilities which will be used in the 1964 Olympics.

Washington Heights Housing Area, 1962

Stars and Stripes Pacific reporters and editors are working hard to get copy ready in time for the next print deadline in the newsroom at the paper's Hardy Barracks offices.

Stars and Stripes Pacific newsroom, 1953

Station tower is worked on by SP4 Ferenc Arval. The new station is operated by men from the AFKN unit in Seoul.

AFKN TV station tower under construction, 1958

Washington Heights Boqs go up in multimillion [sic] dollar project. Workmen prepare 15 New Billets to house 1,750 Officers.

U.S. Army facilities relocation project, 1954

Stitch in time - Young girls of the Eden Widow's Home project take sewing lessons in a small classroom at Chunho village, near Seoul.

Eden Widow's Home, 1959

Hilltop home of PFC Teddy Arnold (left) and SP/5 John Copas gets an added touch - a barbecue pit. It's somewhat out of season now, but summer isn't too far off.

7th Division servicemembers barbecue, 1958

Antenna for new AFKN TV station located at Camp Kaiser. 7th Inf. Div., Korea, is prepared for installation by SP4 Willie F. Correllies (left) and Cpl. John Darcy. The new station, which will transmit filmed programs, is the first of its kind set up outside Seoul.

AFKN TV station at Camp Kaiser, 1958