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.
Coronavirus outbreak aboard Roosevelt carrier ended swiftly with sailors isolated ashore, study says
The USS Theodore Roosevelt’s coronavirus outbreak peaked March 30 with 30 new infections. Roughly a quarter of the ship’s crew were ultimately infected during the outbreak. Six sailors were hospitalized, and one died.
US military loosens coronavirus quarantine rules for vaccinated new arrivals to South Korea
Vaccinated individuals must quarantine until the mandatory test required upon arrival comes back negative, USFK announced Monday. Anyone living with that person must also restrict their movements until the result is available.
US military resumes sending soldiers, families to bases in coronavirus-hit area of South Korea
The U.S. military resumed sending newly arrived soldiers and family members to the coronavirus-hit city of Daegu this week despite a State Department warning against travel to the area as the number of infections in South Korea surpassed 5,300.
DODEA assigns school bus seats to students in South Korea as coronavirus precaution
Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific West announced the policy, which took effect Monday, in a Nov. 10 letter posted on Humphreys High School’s Facebook page. Assigning students to specific seats would facilitate contact tracing in the event a student contracted COVID-19, the coronavirus respiratory disease.
AFN upgrade to give Zama better reception, more channels
A half-million-dollar overhaul to the system that provides AFN to Army televisions in Japan will give viewers at Camp Zama and its housing areas access to new channels and radio stations and improved quality and reception.
Yokota petty officer adding a little light humor to PBS documentary
It’s just a few minutes before 10 a.m. at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and while many U.S. servicemembers are sipping their first cup of coffee, Eagle 810 radio disc jockey Petty Officer 3rd Class Christian Garzone has spent the last four hours rousing his audience with his humorous, fast-talking on-air antics.