Joseph Ditzler
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DOD civilians in Japan air their complaints about restrictions to on-base medical care
Unless they find a Japanese health care provider, DOD civilians will have only space-available access to family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and gynecology clinics at military treatment facilities in the Indo-Pacific. → Read More
‘Bittersweet’: Air Force begins phased withdrawal of F-15 Eagles from Okinawa
The Air Force plans to replace the two units of F-15 Eagles positioned on Okinawa with rotating units of more advanced, fifth-generation F-22 Raptor stealth fighters for the foreseeable future. → Read More
US aircraft, artillery pound militants in Syria after rocket attack
U.S. forces struck back with airstrikes and artillery, killing at least four Iranian-backed militants in response to rocket attacks in Syria that injured three Americans. → Read More
Okinawa urges caution as COVID-19 surges to record highs across Japan
Okinawa has declared a local emergency as the island prefecture again paces Japan’s record-breaking wave of COVID-19. → Read More
Top US commander in Japan condemns Abe’s killing as an ‘affront’ to democracy
U.S. military commanders in Japan remembered former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a friend and ally in messages of condolence. → Read More
Air Force investigating death of family dog on PCS flight
A Marine family is unhappy with the Air Force Air Mobility Command over the death of their dog July 1 on a flight to Okinawa on the Patriot Express. → Read More
Marine Corps identifies Osprey crew killed in California crash
The Marine Corps on Friday identified the five air crewmen who perished Wednesday when their MV-22B Osprey fell into the Southern California desert east of El Centro. → Read More
Military Space-A travel is back in business following 2-year pandemic pause
Space-available flights for military-affiliated travelers are available again, the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command announced. → Read More
Coronavirus cases are rising again on Okinawa as weather warms
New cases of COVID-19 are rising again on Okinawa, but public health authorities are recommending little more than basic hygiene and common sense to prevent the disease from spreading further. → Read More
Pennsylvania Air National Guard commander back on duty after plane crash that killed his daughter
Col. Deane Thomey returned to Biddle Air National Guard Base five months after a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed, killing his daughter. → Read More
Okinawa asks US military to mask up on base again to stem stubborn COVID-19
The coronavirus’ omicron phase may be declining in Japan, but Okinawa prefecture is still riding a wave of new COVID-19 cases and wants the U.S. military to help curb them, according to the prefecture’s Public Health Department. → Read More
Coronavirus continues its weekly retreat at US military bases across Japan
U.S. Forces Japan, which did away with most of its COVID-19 mask requirements on Monday, reported 52 new cases Friday, 98 new cases Thursday and 102 Wednesday. → Read More
Coronavirus emergency measures in Japan to expire March 21 as infections decline
The quasi-emergency in 18 prefectures, including Tokyo and three of its neighbors, is expected to end on schedule, according to Japanese media. → Read More
More mask mandates fall at US bases in Japan as COVID-19 cases decline
Misawa Air Base, Sasebo Naval Base and Yokosuka Naval Base updated their public health orders to reflect masks are no longer required on those installations. → Read More
US military begins to ease COVID-19 mask policies at bases across Japan
Yokota Air Base and Kadena Air Base dropped their mask mandates, with some exceptions. → Read More
South Korea shatters COVID-19 record with more than 342,000 new infections
South Korea surged past its previous one-day pandemic record of new cases of COVID-19 reported. → Read More
Japan curtails some COVID-19 emergencies as US military averages 88 new cases per day
The number of new COVID-19 infections in Japan’s capital city on Monday was 4,000 less than a week prior, according to public broadcaster NHK and city data. → Read More
COVID-19 holds steady in Tokyo and at US military bases across Japan
U.S. Forces Japan on Wednesday evening reported 88 new COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, including seven awaiting confirmation, at 14 U.S. installations. → Read More
New COVID-19 case numbers edge up in Tokyo amid overall decline across Japan
The coronavirus mounted a comeback Monday in Japan’s capital city, accounting for more than 800 new cases than it did one week prior, according to metropolitan government data and public broadcaster NHK. → Read More
Week-over-week dive in COVID-19 cases keeps pace across Japan
New Tokyo case numbers signal the further waning of the omicron wave of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More