A black and white photo of a man looking on as a boy works a sewing machine on a table.

The shoeshine boys of Seoul

On a cold March day in 1952, some American soldiers whose rifles indicated they might have just come from the front, paused on a street in Seoul and gave candy bars to hungry children.

US Forces Korea to reduce its coronavirus-risk level, allow students to return to schools

Only the Seoul region will stay under the strictest prohibitions for the U.S. military after the three-day Lunar New Year holiday.

Base in South Korea lifts virus lockdown; parts of Tokyo now open to some US troops

Osan Air Base returned to its pandemic normal Saturday, a day after its commander declared a lockdown to trace the contacts of a service member who tested positive.

US Forces Japan contemplates ‘carrots for jabs’ as bases report four new virus cases

USFJ may ease movement restrictions as an incentive for service members to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Command Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner Jr. said.

Virtual learning will be limited to 2,000 DODEA students worldwide next school year

Virtual school sign-ups for all DODEA regions begin March 23, a Pacific district spokeswoman said.

Defense secretary talks up coronavirus vaccine to troops before departing South Korea

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with airmen at Osan Air Base before heading to India.