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A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
For the first time since Joe Biden became president and in the sixth incident since last fall, a U.S. B-52 bomber flew over the Persian Gulf in a warning to Iran, the
Wall Street Journal reported.
“Our intent is to maintain that enduring defensive posture, to deter any aggression in the region, promote regional security and assure our allies,” a senior U.S. military official told the paper.
Posted : 2021-01-20 17:14
Updated : 2021-01-20 18:13
This notice on the U.S. Forces Korea Facebook account shows the extension of its shelter in place directive for the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Yongsan through Sunday amid a consistent increase in the number of COVID-19 infections among service members, civilian contractors and dependent family members. / Captured from USFK Facebook
By Jun Ji-hye
The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is struggling to cope with an increasing number of COVID-19 cases among its service members, civilian contractors and dependent family members here, most of whom tested positive upon their arrival here from the United States.
Posted : 2021-01-19 21:00
Updated : 2021-01-19 21:08
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kassidy Peters, 51st Medical Group emergency room technician, receives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Osan Air Base in this photo provided by the U.S. Forces Korea, Dec. 29. / Courtesy of U.S. Forces Korea
Twenty-six American service members and five civilians affiliated with the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival here over the past few weeks, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Of them, 13 service members and three family members arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on government-chartered flights, while 13 other service members, one civilian worker and one dependent came here on commercial flights via Incheon International Airport, west of the capital, according to USFK.
KATUSA troops to be first Koreans to get vaccinated
Posted : 2020-12-30 16:17
Updated : 2020-12-31 09:44
Officials of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) check COVID-19 vaccines of the U.S. biotech Moderna which they received at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. The Korean Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that Korean troops and employees assigned to the USFK could voluntarily choose whether to get vaccinated for the COVID-19. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
Soldiers who are part of the Korea Augmentation to the U.S Army (KATUSA) stationed here will be among the first Koreans to receive vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic.