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.
Navy research unit seeks volunteers for COVID-19 study at Tokyo-area bases
Four years after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, a Navy research lab is recruiting active-duty volunteers at two bases in Japan for a follow-up study on vaccines.
USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors roam free on Guam for first time since COVID-19 outbreak
The USS Theodore Roosevelt steamed into Guam’s Apra Harbor on Tuesday for a scheduled port call, where its crew may explore the island for the first time since it was sidelined there during a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Travel office at Camp Zama in Japan becomes a casualty of coronavirus limits
The Information, Ticket and Travel office at Camp Zama will close indefinitely on Friday, another casualty of the impact the coronavirus has had on travel and tourism worldwide.
‘I Survived COVID-19’: Unofficial patches and coins show pandemic’s impact on troops overseas
The coronavirus pandemic is being immortalized in a colorful array of unofficial military patches and challenge coins sold near U.S. bases in South Korea.
Marine veteran who refused COVID-19 vaccine arrested in Japan
A Marine veteran who refused the COVID-19 vaccine while serving in Japan and defied orders to return home was arrested this month at her former duty station.
Coffee, noodles and coronavirus tests: Japanese vending machines sell test kits during the pandemic
Vending machines can be found on almost any street corner in Japan, selling everything from sodas to ice cream and warm noodles.