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.”
Pandemic-era ‘reverse parade’ becomes tradition for another class of Humphreys grads
“Reverse parades” provide an opportunity for the community to recognize and congratulate their own especially when strict coronavirus mitigation measures preclude large gatherings.
More US bases begin vaccinating their Japanese workers as COVID-19 cases decline
The U.S. military in Japan carried on with vaccinating their Japanese workers Friday as infection numbers among American troops continued to decrease there and in South Korea.
Far East basketball, cheerleading canceled due to coronavirus fears
DODEA-Pacific officials decide to cancel events in South Korea, Japan and Okinawa due to concerns over spread of coronavirus.
South Korea-based soldier is first US service member to test positive for coronavirus
The 23-year-old soldier, who is stationed at Camp Carroll, is the first U.S. service member to be confirmed with the infection, although a widowed dependent also was reported to be infected earlier this week.
‘Finally back to normal’: Bars, nightclubs no longer off-limits to Yokosuka sailors under new coronavirus rules
Restrictions for most sailors in Japan remain in place for high-risk areas, such as certain parts of central Tokyo.
Police to pump up patrols at South Korean beach where US troops like to party
The U.S. military and local police plan to crack down on raucous parties and COVID-19 violations at a popular beach in Busan over Fourth of July weekend.