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Congratulate a senior from DODEA's Class of 2020! Deadline May 8

High school graduation is a special time, and Stars and Stripes is pleased to once again be putting together our annual Grad Tab, highlighting information on all of the Pacific DoDEA high schools and their graduating classes.
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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2020

A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
Track and field athletes are among those who will not get to compete in Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific Far East tournaments this spring. (DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES)
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DODEA-Pacific cancels entire Far East spring tournament slate

All Far East high school spring sports tournaments scheduled for next month have been canceled due to coronavirus concerns, Defense Department schools in the Pacific announced Friday.
Students connect with friends outside Humphreys High School at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (MATTHEW KEELER/STARS AND STRIPES)
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US military base schools in South Korea will tentatively reopen April 13 amid coronavirus crisis

U.S. Defense Department schools in South Korea will tentatively reopen on April 13, after safety measures were put in place to protect students from coronavirus, officials said Friday.
Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., in his Capitol Hill office during an interview with Stars and Stripes in November 2019, introduced the House version of the bill. JOE GROMELSKI/STARS AND STRIPES
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Congress approves emergency fix to protect GI Bill benefits as colleges go online

Student veterans will continue to receive their monthly housing payments uninterrupted, despite courses going online to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year. PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK
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DODEA cancels spring sports season in Japan

Just hours after DODEA-Europe canceled its spring sports season, DODEA’s Japan district announced Thursday that it was clearing its sports calendar due to worries about the spread of coronavirus.
E. A. White Elementary School at Fort Benning, Ga., is seen in 2018. Schools at Fort Benning will be closed beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. MARKEITH HORACE/U.S. ARMY
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All DOD-run schools in US to close by Wednesday; students to have online courses

Defense Department-run schools on Fort Stewart and Fort Benning in Georgia and Fort Rucker in Alabama will be closed to students beginning Wednesday, making all Pentagon-run, on-post schools in the continental U.S. shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., asks questions to witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Looking on at right is committee Chairman Jerry Moran, R-Kansas. CARLOS BONGIOANNI/STARS AND STRIPES
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Senate passes emergency bill protecting GI Bill benefits as colleges go online

The Senate approved a measure late Monday that would ensure student veterans continue to receive full GI Bill benefits, even as colleges go online-only in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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5 things to teach kids about the outdoors

I grew up in a small town with several strands of trees less than 100 yards away. At first, the tall pine trees were dark, foreboding and dangerous as I stared at them from my front yard.
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Craft ideas for kids

School’s (almost) out and the kids are anxious to get outdoors – rain or shine. Sometimes the timing isn’t right for travel or a vacation.
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12 Tax tips made for military life

As a servicemember, the tax implications of combat pay, deployment or multiple moves can be daunting.
A father and son walk hand-in-hand on the first day of school at Humphreys Central Elementary School in South Korea, Aug. 27. 2018. (MARYAM TREECE/U.S. ARMY)
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DODEA schools in South Korea will remain closed another week, officials say

Students at Defense Department schools in South Korea face another week at home amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Friday.
Vogelweh Elementary School and all other Department of Defense schools in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands will be closed starting March 16, 2020, due to coronavirus concerns. (BRIAN FERGUSON/STARS AND STRIPES)
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Nearly all military schools in Europe close over coronavirus concerns

All but a handful of the Pentagon’s 66 schools across Europe will be closed to students starting next week as a precaution to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, school and military leaders announced Friday.
A father and son walk hand-in-hand on the first day of school at Humphreys Central Elementary School in South Korea, Aug. 27. 2018. MARYAM TREECE/U.S. ARMY
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Military sends mixed messages on whether DODEA schools in Korea will open next week

Confusion reigned Friday afternoon over whether Defense Department schools in Korea will be closed another week due to coronavirus concerns.
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Far East District welcomes new Assistant District Counsel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED), Office of Counsel recently announced the addition of a new Assistant District Counsel, SoCheung Lee. Lee previously worked at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
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VA to suspend some GI Bill enrollments, holding back more than $200 million from ‘deceptive’ universities

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it plans to terminate some GI Bill enrollments and withhold more than $200 million in payouts to certain universities for deceptive recruiting practices that target veterans and service members.