28,500 troops affected as USFK ramps up to HPCON Charlie for greater Seoul metro area
28,500 troops affected as USFK ramps up to HPCON Charlie for greater Seoul metro area December 11, 2020 Soldiers stationed on U.S. Army Garrison Casey conduct pre-screening processes on individuals awaiting entry to the base, USAG-Casey, Dongducheon, Republic of Korea, Feb. 26, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Amber I. Smith) U.S. Forces Korea is raising its Health Protection Condition to Charlie “out of an abundance of caution to protect the force” for the greater Seoul metropolitan area. That’s up from HPCON Bravo, which the Department of Defense says means that the risk is moderat...