Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

www.stripes.com

December 23, 2021 | View in browser

 

US Army just weeks away from announcing umbrella COVID-19 vaccine it developed, report says Army researchers will reportedly announce soon that they have created a vaccine that effectively fights all forms of COVID-19, including the new omicron variant which is ravaging the U.S. and Europe. READ MORE >

Housing company that defrauded military ordered to pay $65 million  Balfour Beatty Communities LLC, which pleaded guilty to fraud, was sentenced Thursday to pay nearly $32 million in restitution to the U.S. military, plus $33.6 million in criminal fines. READ MORE >

Navy pushes booster shots as best bet for personnel to stay compliant with COVID-19 policies The Navy is strongly encouraging sailors who have been fully vaccinated for six months or more to get COVID-19 booster shots as base communities confront a surge in infections brought on by the omicron variant. READ MORE >   Suppliers of care packages to troops socked by supply chain issues, heavier demand brought on by pandemic  “Holidays are always hard (for Americans stationed abroad), but when you add the uncertainty of what’s happening back home, care packages have more of an impact,” said Amy Palmer, CEO of the San Antonio, Texas-based charity Soldiers’ Angels. READ MORE >   Woman implicated in death of US soldier’s son in South Korea faces 30 years in prison South Korean prosecutors recommended a 30-year prison sentence for the woman accused of killing a U.S. soldier’s 3-year-old boy left in her care in September. READ MORE >

UN Command is investigating whether civilians wore military attire inside Korean DMZ The United Nations Command launched an investigation after civilians visiting the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea wore military uniforms and were erroneously marked as combatants Monday. READ MORE >   Admonished by Japan, US military re-imposes pre-travel COVID testing for its personnel Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed “deep regret” that a unit of Marines was not tested for COVID-19 before it arrived on Okinawa aboard a U.S. government flight. READ MORE >   American base worker on Okinawa gets four-year prison sentence for drug smuggling An American base worker on Okinawa has been sentenced by a Japanese court to four years in prison and fined approximately $9,000 for smuggling cocaine into the country by mail, according to court records. READ MORE >   Three Okinawa-based Marines accused of attempting to smuggle cannabis into Japan Three Okinawa-based Marines were indicted last month in Japanese courts for allegedly attempting to smuggle cannabis into the country through the mail. READ MORE >   Eighth Army continues Christmas toy tradition in Seoul born of Korean War For 70 years, Namsan-won Orphanage and Eighth Army have worked together to make Christmas a holiday the children can celebrate. READ MORE >

 

STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2021 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050