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Simple steps trim time from your commissary trip

Grocery shopping can be a time-consuming task to squeeze into an already busy schedule.
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VIDEO| Virtual Vacation: Okinawa

Welcome to virtual vacation video series where we can explore destinations from the comfort of our homes. Join us as we take a short virtual journey to Okinawa.
Busan Gamcheon Village
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Bucket List: Most Popular Korean Attractions of 2019

Whether it is your first time in Korea, or your hundredth, a trip here wouldn’t be complete without visiting one of the attractions on this list.
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VIDEO| Virtual Vacation: Osaka

Osaka has plenty of culture, shopping, activities and food, which make it a great place for a quick getaway.
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Daegu Shinsegae Department Store has it all!

The massive 9-story shopping mall is more than just shopping. The building also has a rooftop aquarium, indoor and outdoor mini theme parks, as well as an art gallery, concert hall and a movie theater.
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Top 5 Busan tourist spots visited in 2019

Haeundae Beach was the top destination for tourists in Busan according to a recent report by the city.
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Super fun in Korea's Sinchon

Sinchon’s neighboring districts like Hongadae have started to take note and attract students and youth with similar trendy bars and indie music venues.
Shelves at the Vogelweh commissary in Germany, sit empty of fresh chicken on Sunday, March 18, 2020. The Defense Commissary Agency has since announced ID checks at entrance and revoked policies allowing visitors to join authorized customers. STARS AND STRIPES
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Commissaries restrict access to authorized customers only, end early bird shopping

Military commissaries worldwide will be checking the IDs of authorized customers at the entrance and revoking policies allowing visitors in response to coronavirus-related crowding concerns, commissary officials said Wednesday.
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Things you must try in South Korea

South Korea, or the “Land of the Morning Calm,” is quite often seen or heard about in the media due to rising tensions with the North, but this article will not dwell in the negative side, but rather the positive. Home to over 30,000 U.S. military personnel and their families, South Korea is full of activities and places to help foreigners enjoy...
Customers eat and shop inside the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Under a new law that became effective Jan. 1, more disabled veterans can now shop on base. Germany is the only overseas location so far where military and local officials have established a procedure for veterans to access the benefits.
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Expanded on-base shopping for many US veterans faces hurdles overseas

The new rules that extend on-base shopping privileges to an additional 4.1 million U.S. veterans can’t be applied in some countries and face restrictions in others, officials said.
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Uyu Changgo's milk ice cream and roll cake never tasted so good

Uyu changgo can be translated to “milk storage room,” but you’ll realize that this place is far from a rustic dairy barn.
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Let's cook up spicy Ddukbokki

Tteokbokki is essentially Korean rice cakes and dried fish cakes cooked in a spicy gochujang sauce. You can vary the spice levels by adding more water or less gochujang.
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Sulbing’s bingsu will keep you cool for the summer

From bingsu shaved ice to Subak-hwachae Korean watermelon punch, there are so many light, refreshing and sweet desserts you can enjoy in the South Korean summer.
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Enjoy “The Shop”, Gorilla Brewing Company’s New Summertime Pop-up

Gorilla Brewing Company has converted its old brewery into a collaboration pop-up shop featuring beers from six great craft breweries from across the country.
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Hey! In South Korea it's called ramyeon, ramen!

A wide range of noodle dishes are available in Korea, including japchae glass noodles, jajang myeon black bean noodles and dangmun sweet potato noodles, but none have won the hearts of Koreans like ramyeon.
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How we eat in South Korea

In a past life I was a kindergartener. My key duties began with an afternoon bus ride to Tootin Hills Elementary School (yes, the real name of the school) but the journey from home was always preceded by lunch with mom.