USFJ Tightens Base Access By Requiring Extra Security Checks of South Koreans
I am surprised this wasn’t a requirement a long time ago:
The U.S. military has ordered extra scrutiny for South Koreans who want to visit friends or attend events on American bases in Japan.
U.S. Forces Japan recently added the longtime American ally to a list of nations whose citizens must undergo additional screening before they can be escorted onto installations.
A copy of the list posted near the entrance to the home of USFJ in western Tokyo now features South Korea alongside about 50 other nations, including North Korea, China, Russia, Iran and Afghanistan.
“No personnel will escort a designated third country national onto Yokota Air Base,” says a sign posted next to the list, which also includes France. “It is the responsibility of the escort sponsor to verify the individual is not from one of the … designated countries.”
USFJ did not provide a reason for the new checks on South Koreans.
People from designated third countries aren’t authorized to enter U.S. bases in Japan without prior coordination of supporting agencies and approval by the installation commander, said Air Force Maj. Genieve White, a USFJ spokeswoman. [Stars & Stripes]
You can read more at the link.
No need for explanations here when it’s pretty clear that there are too many pro-North Korea loving operatives doing their bids to bring down South Korea and the US.
That, and the fact that the norks are pretty darn good at counterfeiting all on their own…
Let’s see how long USFJ takes to get a procedure set up to obtain such prior approval from the the installation commander. Have you ever heard of the speed of light? Well, speed of darkness might be applicable here.
Korean identities and affiliations in Japan have been “complicated” for the last 60 years.
“Needs of the service come first.”
Random people — especially foreign nationals — aren’t typically allowed on US military bases anywhere.
I think Commie NORK agents would just forge Japanese national ID cards or drivers licences.
Probably; but the Japanese know who is who…