Monthly Archives: March 2011

So What Are the Things 90% of US Citizens Agree On?

» by GI Korea March 16th, 2011 at 3:46 am » Comments (23)

The Pew Research center had some interesting findings on the things that 90% of Americans agree upon. These days there appears to be almost nothing that all, or nearly all, Americans ...more »

How Dangerous Is the Japanese Radiation Leak?

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2011 at 5:00 pm » Comments (25)

Well according to this report it is serious, but no where near a Chernobyl type of disaster: Experts noted that much of the leaking radiation was apparently in steam from ...more »

Picture of the Day: Rescue Workers In Japan

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2011 at 3:33 pm » Comments (1)

Rescue workers search for missing people in the city of Rikuzentakata of Japan's Iwate Prefecture on Monday. The region was one of the areas that was hit by a 9.0-magnitude ...more »

Will US Servicemembers Not Be Paid Next Month?

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2011 at 8:47 am » Comments (33)

I seriously doubt this will happen, because of the reaction the American public would have to Soldiers not getting paid: Troops would be forced to work without pay if the federal ...more »

US Military Bases In Japan Get Back To Work After Earthquake & Tsunami Disaster

» by GI Korea March 15th, 2011 at 3:08 am » Comments (1)

Life for families on US military facilities in Japan appears to be returning to normal: At Misawa Air Base, the closest U.S. military base to the devastation, lights began flickering ...more »

American Steel MC Announces Annual 3-Lakes Run

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2011 at 8:39 pm » Comments (0)

Via the ROK Drop Forums comes this announcement from the American Steel MC: more »

More Details Released On South Korean Rescue Operation In Japan

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2011 at 4:27 pm » Comments (13)

Yonhap has an article out that provides more details on the rescue operation that South Korea is putting together to assist Japan after the horrific earthquake and tsunami: South Korea was ...more »

Picture of the Day: Independence Locations In Seoul

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

Over at the Robert Koehler's photoblog he has a nice photo essay of some key locations in Seoul that are related to Korea's independence movement against the Japanese that I ...more »

2nd Explosion at Japanese Nuclear Plant, Is the Media Hyping the Danger?

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2011 at 6:18 am » Comments (80)

There was a 2nd explosion at the Japanese nuclear power plant which continues to get most of the media attention in the aftermath of the natural disaster that has struck ...more »

KIA Recalls More Than 70,000 Optimas for Transmission Issue

» by GI Korea March 14th, 2011 at 4:36 am » Comments (0)

If you own a KIA you may want to check this article out: Kia Motors is recalling more than 70,000 Optima midsize sedans to fix transmission problems that can cause ...more »