Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 24: Okinawa now in seasonal TCCOR 4
Published: September 16, 2012
7:10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, Japan time: It's all over for Okinawa. U.S. bases on island resumed seasonal Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 at 7:04 p.m.
Osan Air Base's 51st Fighter Wing command has directed that only mission-essential personnel report to work Monday. DODDS schools will be closed and the POW-MIA ceremony has been canceled. Personnel are required to stay in their homes Monday unless otherwise directed.
Schools and other services at Camp Humphreys will be open on Monday. Parents should be prepared for early release of their students should the weather take a turn for the worse.
Area IV bases in Daegu, Chinhae and Pusan remain in TCCOR 2; all other areas in Korea are in TCCOR 3.