From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
Maskless partygoers prompt investigation at Air Force base in South Korea
Videos posted to Instagram and TikTok show military personnel drinking and dancing during an event at the Enlisted Club.
US military base in Tokyo strictly curtails movements, activities for unvaccinated troops
Yokoa Air Base commander Col. Andrew Campbell’s updated public-health order comes just days after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mandated that all active-duty service members get inoculated with the Pfizer two-dose vaccine.
COVID-19 outbreak shutters over a dozen Defense Department classrooms on Okinawa
The island prefecture hit a pandemic high on Wednesday with 809 new cases, public broadcaster NHK reported. Seven people died last week of COVID-19 complications.
South Korea’s military fires back at claim it’s experimenting with a ‘no mask’ coronavirus policy for troops
The Ministry of National Defense denied a lawmaker’s allegation that the South Korean president implemented a ‘no mask’ policy to test troops’ herd immunity against the coronavirus.
Families of DODEA students in Korea reveal pros, cons of online study during coronavirus outbreak
Students at some Defense Department schools in South Korea face another week, at least, of online instruction as concern over spread of COVID-19 has temporarily closed eight schools there.
US military community gets creative in coping with coronavirus fears in South Korea
Camp Humphreys and other U.S. installations across South Korea have sharply curtailed access, temporarily closed schools, banned service members from most nonessential travel and put soldiers to work checking temperatures at entry gates to combat the coronavirus.