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Thu, January 23, 2020 | 22:48

Army decides to discharge first transgender soldier

Army decides to discharge first transgender soldier

The Army said Wednesday it decided not to allow a noncommissioned officer who underwent sex reassignment surgery to continue to serve in the military as a female solider.

2020-01-22 16:04

US welcomes South Korea's troop dispatch to Strait of Hormuz

US welcomes South Korea's troop dispatch to Strait of Hormuz

The United States said Tuesday it welcomes South Korea's decision to send troops to the Strait of Hormuz to safeguard its citizens and vessels passing through the strategic waterway. South Korea's defense ministry announced earlier that it will expand the operational area of its anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden to cover the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions bet...

2020-01-22 09:52

South Korea to dispatch naval unit to Strait of Hormuz independently

South Korea to dispatch naval unit to Strait of Hormuz independently

The government announced Tuesday that it will introduce a naval unit to the Strait of Hormuz for “independent operations” to protect the safety of Korean people and the safe navigation of Korean ships there. The Korean naval presence will be introduced by “temporarily” expanding the area of operations of the Navy's Cheonghae anti-piracy unit from the Gulf of Aden to the Strai...

Jung Da-min | 2020-01-21 16:20

US welcomes South Korea's troop dispatch to Strait of Hormuz

Korea to send troops to Hormuz Strait independently to safeguard people, vessels

Korea to send troops to Hormuz Strait independently to safeguard people, vessels

South Korea will dispatch troops to the Strait of Hormuz by expanding operational areas of its anti-piracy unit deployed nearby to help protect its vessels passing through the strategic waterway, the defense ministry announced Tuesday. The forces, however, will not join a U.S.-led coalition, but conduct independent operations, the ministry said, a move seen as reflecting Seou...

2020-01-21 11:21

Korea's decision for 'independent' naval ops in Hormuz Strait seeks delicate balance between US, Iran

Trump's defense suggests US troop presence in South Korea is form of foreign aid

Trump's defense suggests US troop presence in South Korea is form of foreign aid

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to suggest Monday that the stationing of American forces in South Korea is a form of foreign aid, rejecting the long-held view that the troop presence serves both countries' interests. Trump's lawyers made the case in the 110-page Trial Memorandum for the Senate's impeachment proceedings against the president. The trial is set to begin in ...

2020-01-21 09:29

Winter training

Winter training

Sailors from a salvage operation unit of the Republic of Korea Navy swim at a naval port in the East Sea, as part of their winter training, Monday. Courtesy of Republic of Korea Navy

Jung Da-min | 2020-01-20 17:47

Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 bil. tank deal with Poland

Hyundai Rotem favored to land $9 bil. tank deal with Poland

Hyundai Rotem was aiming to strike a $9 billion tank development deal with the Polish government. If the deal actually happens, it would mark the first time for the company to export its integrated defense technology overseas.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2020-01-17 17:53

South Korea, US remain poles apart in defense cost-sharing

South Korea, US remain poles apart in defense cost-sharing

The sixth round of negotiations between South Korea and the U.S. over defense cost-sharing for the upkeep of United States Forces Korea (USFK) has finished without compromise, with the two sides only confirming different opinions on how much more South Korea needs to pay.

Kim Rahn | 2020-01-17 17:32

Pentagon claims shared defense costs benefit South Korean economy

Pentagon claims shared defense costs benefit South Korean economy

The Pentagon claimed Thursday that much of the costs shared between South Korea and the United States to station American troops on the peninsula directly benefits the South Korean economy. The comment by Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman comes a day after the allies concluded their sixth round of defense cost-sharing negotiations without an agreement due to wide difference...

2020-01-17 09:57

South Korea, US not discussing troops deployment as part of defense cost deal: Seoul envoy

South Korea, US not discussing troops deployment as part of defense cost deal: Seoul envoy

South Korea and the United States are not discussing the possible deployment of South Korean troops to the Middle East in connection with their defense cost-sharing talks, a chief Seoul negotiator said Thursday. Jeong Eun-bo, South Korea's ambassador to the defense cost-sharing negotiations with the United States, made the remark as he departed Washington following a sixth ro...

2020-01-17 09:42

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