Yoo Kyong Chang
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Vehicle collision with guardrail kills US soldier, injures another in South Korea
Spc. Dajour Cleveland was killed in a collision near Osan Air Base. → Read More
‘Moral responsibility’: South Korea is airlifting hundreds of Afghans out of Kabul
The Afghan evacuees include people who worked at the South Korean embassy in Kabul, hospitals, vocational training centers and provincial reconstruction teams. → Read More
US Forces Korea civilian worker accused of assaulting parking lot attendant in Seoul
South Korean authorities are investigating a U.S. Forces Korea civilian employee accused of assaulting a Seoul parking lot attendant over the weekend. → Read More
US military is offering COVID-19 vaccines to South Korean troops, officials say
The U.S. military wants to give Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to the South Korean government to vaccinate its troops, two Ministry of National Defense officials told Stars and Stripes on Tuesday. → Read More
South Korea greenlights 13.9% spending boost for hosting American troops
South Korea will pay $1.03 billion this year, up from $910 million in 2019, to support 28,500 U.S. service members there, according to a ministry statement. → Read More
US military in Japan reports three new coronavirus cases as winter surge fades
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. TOKYO – The largest U.S. naval base in Japan on Tuesday reported three new cases of the coronavirus that appeared over the previous four days. No other U.S. military… → Read More
US Forces Korea extends ‘shelter in place’ order, reports 31 new coronavirus cases
Thirty-one people affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving on the peninsula between Dec. 29 and Jan. 18, the command said. → Read More
Parts of Yongsan Garrison among a dozen US military sites being returned to South Korea
Here's a list of facilities that will be returned to South Korea by the U.S. → Read More
US Forces Korea restricts travel amid rise in coronavirus cases on the peninsula
U.S. Forces Korea said all 17 of its new patients are recent arrivals to the peninsula, either via commercial flights to Incheon International Airport or the Patriot Express. → Read More
US military hasn’t used $60 million in South Korean defense funds, data show
Info on unspent defense funds raises the stakes as talks over a cost-sharing contract have deadlocked due to U.S. demands that Seoul sharply increase its contribution for stationing American troops on the divided peninsula. → Read More
North Koreans kill South Korean fisheries official near border island, military says
The killing threatened to stoke tensions between the rival nations, which have seen efforts to improve relations evaporate in connection with stalled U.S.-led talks aimed at persuading the North to abandon its nuclear weapons program. → Read More
Crash involving US armored vehicle kills four South Koreans, prompts military to suspend training near northern range
An armored personnel carrier — a tracked vehicle — and an SUV carrying the South Korean civilians collided around 9:30 p.m. Sunday on a road near the Rodriguez Live-Fire Training Complex in the city of Pocheon, north of Seoul, according to local fire officials. → Read More
South Korean army’s chief of staff nominated to serve as new defense minister
President Moon Jae-in cited Gen. Suh Wook's expertise in U.S.-South Korean military relations in the nomination. → Read More
South Korea warns lockdown may be necessary amid coronavirus resurgence; six more troops test positive
The U.S. military has reimposed coronavirus restrictions, including limiting access to bases and barring personnel from most recreational activities off-post as the virus has resurged in South Korea after months of relatively low numbers. → Read More
Camp Humphreys places eight South Korean realty companies off-limits over security issues
The U.S. military’s largest base in South Korea has banned business with eight local real estate companies for 10 years over allegations of using fraudulent passes to access the installation. → Read More
US troops accused of wreaking havoc at July Fourth beach party in South Korea
U.S. Forces Korea said it was “aware of the allegations and is investigating the situation to determine if the individuals responsible for the behavior were affiliated with the military. → Read More
US military helicopter forced to make 'precautionary landing' at park on base in South Korea
A U.S. military helicopter was forced to make a “precautionary landing” shortly after takeoff from Yongsan Garrison, U.S. Forces Korea said. → Read More
South Korean workers fear extended furlough amid cost-sharing standoff with US
The unprecedented furlough of South Koreans working for U.S. Forces Korea — now in its second month — began in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, making it hard to find part-time work to make ends meet. → Read More
South Korean city in talks with military to test US civilian base workers for coronavirus
The city near the main U.S. Army garrison in South Korea wants to conduct coronavirus tests on American civilians who work for the military after a recent spate of confirmed cases affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea, officials said Tuesday. → Read More
‘We consider them family’: US military furloughs thousands of South Korean employees in blow to alliance
Following months of warnings, the U.S. military put 4,500 South Korean base employees — about half its local workforce — on unpaid leave indefinitely Wednesday after the allies failed to agree on a new defense cost-sharing deal. → Read More