COVID-19
USO’s online programs prove popular with troops during coronavirus lockdowns
“I think we are busier now than before the pandemic,” Yokota USO manager Mardie Marqueze-Velasquez said Wednesday. “We can’t reach them physically, but we have great teams across the globe of volunteers and staff.”
US Forces Korea places city of Busan off-limits, citing coronavirus surge
The South Korean port city of Busan will be off-limits to all U.S. military personnel starting 6 p.m. Saturday, U.S. Forces Korea announced in a statement Friday.
Simple health precautions help keep Tokyo-based airlifters flying during the pandemic
The airlifters' missions include tactical airdrop, aeromedical evacuation, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and transporting distinguished visitors.
Mask-free dancing prompts closure of base establishments in South Korea
USFK said a pair of recent events at Camp Humphreys and Osan Air Base "displayed poor judgment."
Navy base in Japan traces most of its 19 new coronavirus cases to a dinner party
The home of the 7th Fleet in Japan reported 19 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, as Japan’s capital city logged another 500 new infections.
Navy base in Japan cites risky behavior for new virus cases; US Forces Korea hints at returning to tighter restrictions
U.S. Forces Korea is 'strongly considering raising' its health protection level in light of record-breaking numbers of new coronavirus cases on the peninsula.
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.