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.”
Base in South Korea lifts virus lockdown; parts of Tokyo now open to some US troops
Osan Air Base returned to its pandemic normal Saturday, a day after its commander declared a lockdown to trace the contacts of a service member who tested positive.
US Forces Japan contemplates ‘carrots for jabs’ as bases report four new virus cases
USFJ may ease movement restrictions as an incentive for service members to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Command Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner Jr. said.
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 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.
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.
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.