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.
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.
Coronavirus revival among US troops on Okinawa enters a fourth week
While a concern to military health authorities, the current surge of cases on bases on Okinawa is creating only a fraction of the hundreds of new cases generated by outbreaks on the island last summer.