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Two USFK-Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
October 8, 2020 — Two USFK-affiliated individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct 7... MORE

Three USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
October 5, 2020 — Three USFK affiliated individuals tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Sept. 27 and 29... MORE

Five USFK Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19
September 28, 2020 — Five USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Sept. 10 and 25... MORE

USFK Adjusts Health Protection Condition to Bravo
September 22, 2020 — Based on South Korea’s current COVID-19 situation returning to favorable conditions, USFK has adjusted its current health protection condition from “Charlie” to “Bravo” for Areas I, III, IV and the Yongsan and Songnam districts within Area II effective Thursday, September 24 at 4 p.m.; all other districts within Area II will remain in HPCON Charlie for the time being... MORE

USFK Adjusts COVID-19 Isolation Release Criteria
September 21, 2020 — Since COVID-19 first appeared within South Korea, USFK has maintained an aggressive preventive approach to protecting the force and our mission... MORE

Six USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
September 21, 2020 — Six USFK affiliated individuals tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Sept. 4 and 17... MORE

USFK Clarifies Confirmed COVID-19 Case
September 17, 2020 — USFK has determined that it has not had an internal positive COVID-19 case since mid-April... MORE

Eight USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
September 14, 2020 — Eight USFK affiliated individuals tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Sep. 1 and 10. Three service member arrived at Osan Air Base on U.S. government chartered flights... MORE

Four USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
September 10, 2020 — Four USFK affiliated individuals tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Aug. 23 and Sept. 7... MORE

USFK Korean National Contractor Confirmed with COVID-19
September 5, 2020 — A USFK contractor who works at Osan Air Base tested positive for COVID-19 today... MORE

Seven USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
September 3, 2020 — Seven USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Aug. 15 and 29. Three service members arrived at Osan Air Base on U.S. government chartered flights from... MORE

Two USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
August 27, 2020 — One USFK service member and one DOD civilian contractor tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea on Aug. 23 and 24... MORE

Six USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
August 24, 2020 — Six USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Aug. 10 and 21... MORE

Public Health Emergency Declaration on USFK Installations Renewed
August 20, 2020 — The USFK Commander has renewed the current Public Health Emergency (PHE) for an additional 90 days effective today. It will remain in effect through Nov. 18, 2020 unless renewed or terminated before then... MORE

Three USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
August 20, 2020 — Two USFK service members and one Department of Defense civilian contractor tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Aug. 5 and 15... MORE

Five USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
August 17, 2020 — Five USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Aug. 1 and 15. Three service members arrived at Osan Air Base on U.S. government chartered flights from the... MORE

USFK Implements HPCON Charlie Pen-wide
August 16, 2020 — Out of an abundance of caution based on the recent spike of confirmed COVID-19 cases across South Korea, United States Forces Korea has raised its current health protection condition to “Charlie” peninsula-wide effective Monday, Aug. 17 at 5 a.m... MORE

USFK Implements HPCON Charlie for Area II (+)
August 14, 2020 — Based on the recent increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the greater Seoul metropolitan area, out of an abundance of caution, United States Forces Korea has raised its current health protection condition from “Bravo” to “Charlie” for Area II (+) effective Saturday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m... MORE

Eight USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
August 13, 2020 — Seven USFK service members and one Department of Defense civilian contractor tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between July 29 and Aug. 10. Three service members arrived at... MORE

Five USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
August 10, 2020 — Three USFK service members, one Department of Defense civilian contractor and one Department of Defense Education Activity civilian employee tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between July 30 and Aug. 7... MORE

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