Taxis wait in the snow at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Jan. 28, 2025. (Eric Mendiola/Stars and Stripes)

U.S. military officials have directed that only mission-essential personnel report to work at Camp Humphreys and Osan Air Base as a winter storm is expected to bring 3 to 5 inches of snow by noon Friday.

The forecast also prompted officials to close Department of Defense Education Activity schools and cancel medical appointments, though emergency services will remain open.

Humphreys’ child care centers will open at 9 a.m. for the children of mission-essential personnel only, the garrison wrote on Facebook.

The commissary, post office and 24/7 fitness centers will be open, the post said.

Both bases made similar moves on Jan. 28 when up to 8 inches of snow was forecast to accumulated in the area.

Humphreys, the largest U.S. military installation overseas, is home to U.S. Forces Korea headquarters and thousands of American service members and their families. Osan, about 10 miles to the north, hosts the Air Force’s 51st Fighter Wing and other key units.

This story will be updated.