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.”
‘You can only watch so much Netflix’: Military leaders in Japan worry about troops’ mental health during pandemic
Most service members, their families and civilian employees attached to bases in Japan have adjusted to restricted movements — but leaders are concerned about potential impacts to mental health.
Unprecedented situation: Navy nurse offers inside look at massive care operation for Roosevelt crew
In late March, the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt stopped its patrol of the Western Pacific to steam toward Guam and the promise of medical attention for the outbreak sweeping its decks.
Here’s a look inside a US military quarantine center in South Korea
With the coronavirus pandemic still going strong, the U.S. military is gearing up to quarantine a surge of troops and other personnel expected to arrive for new assignments this summer.
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.