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Ten USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
July 20, 2020 — Six USFK service members and four dependents tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between July 12 and 15... MORE

Fourteen USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
July 16, 2020 — Twelve USFK service members and two dependents tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between July 9 and 15... MORE

Eleven USFK Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19
July 13, 2020 — Eleven USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea... MORE

GEN Paik Condolence Statement
July 10, 2020 — “On behalf of United States Forces Korea, I offer our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to General Paik’s family and friends following his death last night,” said Gen. Robert B. “Abe” Abrams, United States Forces Korea Commander... MORE

Nine USFK Affiliated Individuals Confirmed with COVID-19
July 10, 2020 — Eight USFK service members and one civilian employee tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea. One service member, who was returning to USFK, and one U.S. civilian employee, arrived at Incheon International Airport from the United States on separate commercial flights. The other seven service members arrived at Osan Air Base on two separate U.S. government chartered flight from the United States... MORE

Seven USFK Service members Confirmed with COVID-19
July 8, 2020 — Seven USFK service members have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea. ... MORE

USFK Regrets July 4th Weekend Behavior
July 7, 2020 — United States Forces Korea is aware of disruptive behavior and poor conduct reports this weekend in Busan. We regret the inconvenience and disruption this behavior caused the people of Busan. This type of behavior is deeply troubling to USFK and does not represent the strong respect we hold for the Korean people, their culture, laws and regulations... MORE

Five USFK Affiliated Personnel Confirmed with COVID-19
July 3, 2020 — Five USFK affiliated individuals, including one newly assigned and one returning service member, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea... MORE

USFK Helicopter Makes Precautionary Landing
July 2, 2020 — A United States Forces Korea UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter made a precautionary landing shortly after take-off from United States Army Garrison - Yongsan today. Recovery operations are underway, and there were no reported injuries to those onboard or to any civilians near the landing site... MORE

Two USFK Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19
July 2, 2020 — Two newly assigned USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea from the United States on a government chartered flight. The service members arrived at Osan Air Base on June 17, and were transported to Osan’s quarantine barracks where they tested negative on their first mandatory COVID-19 test and entered quarantine. The service members received positive results on their second COVID-19 test required to exit quarantine... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 30, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea from the United States on a commercial flight. The service member arrived at Incheon International Airport on June 28, and was transported to Camp Humphreys quarantine barracks while awaiting for the results of his COVID-19 test to return... MORE

Three USFK Affiliated Personnel Confirmed with COVID-19
June 29, 2020 — Two newly assigned USFK service members and one dependent tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea from the United States on U.S. government chartered flights... MORE

USFK Adjusts Health Protection Condition in Yongsan District
June 26, 2020 — Based on the continued low numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases within Yongsan district, USFK has adjusted the current health protection condition for Yongsan district from “Charlie” to “Bravo” for residents of Area II (+) only, effective Monday, June 29 at 12 p.m. while all other districts within Area II (+) remain in HPCON Charlie for the time being... MORE

Expressing Yourself in the Military Environment: Advice and Counsel for the USFK Community
June 23, 2020 — Expressing Yourself in the Military Environment: Advice and Counsel for the USFK Community... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 22, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on U.S. government chartered flight... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 18, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on a U.S. government chartered flight... MORE

USFK Service Members Confirmed with COVID-19
June 11, 2020 — Two newly assigned USFK service members tested positive for COVID-19, after arriving in South Korea from the United States on U.S. government chartered flights... MORE

DOD and ROK MND reach agreement to fund KN employee labor costs 한미 양국 국방부, 한국인 직원 인건비 지원 합의
June 3, 2020 — Press Statement by USFK Commander Gen. Robert B. "Abe" Abrams: "On behalf of US Forces Korea, I enthusiastically support the agreement between the United States Department of Defense and Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense to fund all USFK Korean National employee positions for the remainder of 2020."... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 2, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to South Korea from the United States on a U.S. government chartered flight. He arrived at Osan Air Base on May 30, and was in mandatory quarantine at Camp Humphreys quarantine barracks while awaiting for the results of his COVID-19 test to return. ... MORE

USFK Service Member Confirmed with COVID-19
June 1, 2020 — A newly assigned USFK service member tested positive for COVID-19 upon her arrival to South Korea from the United States on a commercial flight... MORE

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