From the Archives | 80th Anniversary

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.

In a Dec. 15, 2019 photo, Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, gives remarks during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck.

In speech to USS Roosevelt crew, Modly calls fired captain either 'stupid' or knowingly negligent

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly justified his firing last week of the USS Theodore Roosevelt’s skipper in a speech broadcast Monday over the ship’s public address system, calling Capt. Brett Crozier “stupid” if he thought a letter calling for his crew to be evacuated because of coronavirus concerns wasn’t going to leak.

Capt. Rich Jarrett, outgoing commander of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, speaks during his change-of-command ceremony at the base theater, Friday, July 8, 2022.

Yokosuka commander ends pandemic-era tour at Navy’s largest overseas base

Capt. Rich Jarrett, who steered the Navy’s largest overseas installation through the coronavirus pandemic, relinquished command to Capt. Les Sobol.

Chaplains at Yokota Air Base, home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, have implemented social distancing to help people worship during the coronavirus pandemic.

Spiritual adjustments: Chaplains get creative to care for overseas troops during pandemic

“We are doing things we have never done before and probably things we should have done years before with technology,” said 374th Airlift Wing Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Dale Marlowe. “I think it is going to change the way we do our ministry.”

A soldier is tested for COVID-19 at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Jan. 22, 2021.

USFK’s COVID-19 cases nearly triple as omicron subvariant arrives in South Korea

New COVID-19 cases among U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea have nearly tripled as infections in the country have soared to levels not seen since May.

The Marine Corps on Sept. 21, 2021, ordered its active-duty troops to get vaccinated within 90 days or risk prosecution for disobeying an order.

Japan-based Marine takes her religious objection to COVID-19 vaccine to trial

Lance Cpl. Catherine Arnett said she’s being prosecuted for refusing to exit the Marine Corps based on her unwillingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Travelers inbound to Japan are required to take a COVID-19 test with a negative result within 72 hours of travel and show proof upon arrival.

Japan opens borders to more US military relatives as COVID-19 cases climb

Japan is permitting more family members to visit their relatives with the U.S. military even as COVID-19 case numbers exceed previous pandemic records.