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COVID-19

LaDonna Spivey, a personal trainer and volunteer for the USO at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, leads a workout via Facebook Live.

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.”

"If You Give a Pig a Pancake," a book by Laura Numeroff, is featured in a story walk at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, on April 17, 2020.

Camp Zama team builds morale at Army camp in Japan with digital activities, real-life story walk

Jim Lacombe, supervisory librarian for Camp Zama and Sagamihara, said the story walk installation gives families and children something to do “during this difficult time when many are stuck at home."

A Patriot Express flight carrying U.S. service members and their families arrives at Osan Air Base, South Korea, July 14, 2020.

Military Space-A travel is back in business following 2-year pandemic pause

Space-available flights for military-affiliated travelers are available again, the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command announced.

A driver takes a smell test as part of coronavirus screening measures at Camp Henry, South Korea, Friday, April 3, 2020.

Smell test: US Army garrison in South Korea tries new way to sniff out coronavirus

People trying to enter U.S. installations in the southeastern city were being randomly asked if they can smell apple vinegar as part of the health screening process.

Then-U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2020.

Army units in South Korea receive award for initial response to COVID-19 pandemic

Eighth Army received the Army Superior Unit Award for its efforts during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

Since October 2020, the Department of Agriculture has waived the costs of meals provided by the military exchange services at Department of Defense Education Activity schools overseas.

Days are numbered for free student meals at US military bases overseas

Free meals for students on U.S. bases overseas will no longer be available once the 2022-23 school year begins, Navy Exchange Service Command announced Wednesday.

Osan senior right-hander Anne Mountcastle was named the school’s female Athlete of the Year.

Pacific Athletes of the Year say staying motivated was tough due to COVID

Twelve high schools schools in DODEA-Pacific select one boy and one girl as school’s top athlete for school year 2021-22.