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A black and white photo of people, mostly men in suits, walking while holding photos of Martin Luther King Jr.

700 hail King in Osan march

More than 700 American military men of all races and ranks marched in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday, climaxing a weekend tribute here to the slain civil rights leader.

Defense Department schools around the world will begin registration for next school year's virtual learning program on March 23, 2021.

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 Lloyd Austin speaks with service members at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Friday, March 19, 2021.

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.

American Village, a popular entertainment district on Okinawa, was quiet on March 30, 2021. An uptick in coronavirus cases has prompted base commanders to prohibit dining in restaurants off base.

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.

Sgt. Maj. John Shannon receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Sgt. Ryan Kamanu, a medic with the 466th Medical Company Area Support, at the the Role II medical facility at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 15, 2021.

All defense personnel, families eligible for coronavirus vaccines starting April 19

About 40% of military vaccination sites already have opened appointments to people in the last tier or “phase 2,” which includes a younger, healthier population.

A sailor returns to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd at Naval Base San Diego after completing a coronavirus quarantine, June 5, 2020.

Destroyer USS Kidd returns to sea after six weeks in port dealing with coronavirus outbreak

The USS Kidd arrived at Naval Base San Diego on April 28 to provide medical care for those among the roughly 330 crew members who contracted the coronavirus.

Vials of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine were ready to be administered at Naval Hospital Okinawa, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

Johnson & Johnson pause halts vaccine clinics at US bases across Pacific

U.S. military bases in Japan and South Korea that scheduled vaccination clinics with the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine either canceled or rearranged their calendars after the government halted the shot’s distribution.