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South Korea-based soldier is first US service member to test positive for coronavirus

A 2nd Infantry Division soldier checks for a temperature as dozens of vehicles line up to enter the Dongchang-ri gate at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. <br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes
A 2nd Infantry Division soldier checks for a temperature as dozens of vehicles line up to enter the Dongchang-ri gate at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. <br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

The 23-year-old soldier, who is stationed at Camp Carroll, is the first U.S. service member to be confirmed with the infection, although a widowed dependent also was reported to be infected earlier this week.

The Army chief of staff home on Fort Myer, Va., during a reception in 2008. The Army is requesting $47 million in 2021 for general and flag officer housing costs connected to operations, maintenance and leases.<br>U.S. Army
The Army chief of staff home on Fort Myer, Va., during a reception in 2008. The Army is requesting $47 million in 2021 for general and flag officer housing costs connected to operations, maintenance and leases.<br>U.S. Army

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This screenshot from Japan's ANN News shows Aria Saito after being arrested at the scene of a fatal stabbing of an airman near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. <br>ANN News
This screenshot from Japan's ANN News shows Aria Saito after being arrested at the scene of a fatal stabbing of an airman near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. <br>ANN News

‘I had the intent to kill’: Japanese woman charged in Yokota airman’s stabbing death gives her testimony

A Japanese woman who admitted to fatally stabbing an American airman in his off-base home said she aimed for his neck when questioned by a judge Wednesday during the third day of her jury trial in western Tokyo.

EUCOM Commander and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod D. Wolters testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2020. Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
EUCOM Commander and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod D. Wolters testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2020. Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Further facility closures at US bases in Europe possible as coronavirus spreads, Wolters says

In Vicenza, Italy, the Army has closed on-base schools, child care centers, gyms and churches after a spike in coronavirus cases in the broader region. Military personnel also have been told not to travel to areas where clusters of confirmed cases have emerged.


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A C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, with Mount Fuji in the background, Feb. 9, 2020.<br>Yasuo Osakabe/U.S. Air Force
A C-130J Super Hercules sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, with Mount Fuji in the background, Feb. 9, 2020.<br>Yasuo Osakabe/U.S. Air Force

US military in Japan urges base commanders to impose more coronavirus screenings, cancellations

U.S. Forces Japan elevated its health protection condition to Bravo on Wednesday and encouraged further precautions as the new coronavirus, COVID-19, spreads across the nation.

Pvt. Daija Gillam, 22, of the 25th Transportation Battalion, screens drivers before allowing them to enter Camp Walker in the coronavirus-hit city of Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.<br>Kim Gamel/Stars and Stripes
Pvt. Daija Gillam, 22, of the 25th Transportation Battalion, screens drivers before allowing them to enter Camp Walker in the coronavirus-hit city of Daegu, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.<br>Kim Gamel/Stars and Stripes

Army garrison in South Korea hit by two coronavirus cases prays for infected soldier

The Army garrison in the epicenter of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak issued a prayer “to crush and rip off the head of this Coronavirus” on Wednesday after the first American soldier tested positive for infection.

According to a report released on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, the Department of Defense is struggling to change how it handles the abuse of military kids, including cases involving sexual assault by other children.<br>Charles Dharapak/AP
According to a report released on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, the Department of Defense is struggling to change how it handles the abuse of military kids, including cases involving sexual assault by other children.<br>Charles Dharapak/AP

Man arrested after trying to blow up vehicle in Pentagon parking lot, feds say

Police arrested Matthew Dmitri Richardson, 19, of Fayetteville, Ark., on charges of maliciously attempting to damage and destroy by means of fire. He was set to make his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday afternoon.

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