One storm fades as another comes alive for US Pacific bases
The same day that U.S. bases in South Korea picked up after a tropical storm, bases in Japan on Friday prepared for Typhoon Lan, a weakening system expected to strike Japan on Tuesday.
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The same day that U.S. bases in South Korea picked up after a tropical storm, bases in Japan on Friday prepared for Typhoon Lan, a weakening system expected to strike Japan on Tuesday.
U.S. military bases in Japan and South Korea are preparing for strong winds and heavy rains as two storms take separate aim on each country.
A fifth-grade teacher who has taught in South Korea for 12 years was among those recognized by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.
US military commands in Japan and South Korea reported 38 people newly infected with the virus. Four bases in Japan accounted for 24 cases.
By JOSEPH DITZLER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 11, 2021 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. The U.S. military in South Korea said it received 9,700 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday and started to administer it immediately. Twenty percent of the 58,000 people in the U.S. Forces Korea community were already inoculated when the new doses, also called the Jansse...