Courtesy Story | 8th Army | 11.12.2024
Retired ROK Army brigadier general and current Eighth Army employee donates sizable award money to a local town.
Story by Mark Orders-Woempner | U.S. Army Financial Management Command | 11.07.2024
In South Korea, the leaves aren’t the only things changing as the U.S. Army’s military pay mission there transitioned from military to civilians for the first time. Officially heralding in this new era of military pay support, the U.S. Army Financial Management Command, headquartered out of Indianapolis, opened a new Army Military Pay Office during a special ribbon cutting ceremony at Camp......
Story by Kenji Thuloweit | 8th Army | 11.05.2024
Seventeen service members from E Battery, 6-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion participated in a joint field training exercise with the 17th Field Artillery Brigade (Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington) in Japan....
Courtesy Story | Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet | 10.30.2024
Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to the Republic of Korea (ROK) alongside Fleet Master Chief Donald L. Davis Jr., Oct. 23-24, 2024, to affirm the ironclad U.S. commitment to our alliance with the ROK, which has bolstered peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific for more than 70 years....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class James Avery | 8th Army | 10.15.2024
The wreath-laying is a time-honored tradition that reflects the iron-clad alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Karri Langerman | USS Frank Cable (AS 40) | 10.13.2024
JEJU-DO, South Korea (Oct. 13, 2024) – Forward-deployed U.S. Navy submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) departed the island of Jeju-Do, Oct. 13, after a scheduled port visit. Seven decades ago, the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) signed the U.S.-ROK Mutual Defense Treaty and established an alliance that has proven to be among the most capable, cooperative, and durable in the......
Courtesy Story | USAG Humphreys | 09.30.2024
As we close the chapter on this year’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, our community can take immense pride in the unity, resilience, and support that shone through each event. It wasn’t just about marking a month on the calendar, it was about showing that mental health matters, that hope is real, and together, we can make a difference....
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Hien Vu | Commander, Navy Region Korea | 09.24.2024
During the insurgent "Boxer Rebellion" in 1900, 9th Infantry Regiment Soldiers marched 85 miles on foot across China to help coalition forces win battles and rescue besieged foreign diplomats and missionaries in Tientsin, Yang-tsun, and Peking. This famous ruck march earned the regiment its distinct honorary title of “Manchu.” The modern-day Manchu Mile, a grueling 25-mile trek, was......
