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Soldiers' salary to rise 87.8%

Salaries for enlisted soldiers will be raised by 87.8 percent starting this month, according to the Ministry of National Defense, Thursday. According to the new pay system, the monthly salary for a sergeant will go from 216,000 won to 405,700 won, and pay for a private, from 163,000 won to 306,100 won.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-18 14:30

South Korea to build artificial reefs to block illegal Chinese fishing boats

South Korea will install additional artificial reefs near the western maritime border with North Korea to prevent illegal fishing by Chinese vessels, the provincial government said Saturday. Incheon Metropolitan City said it will install artificial reefs around the five northwestern border islands in the Yellow Sea, including Baengnyeong and Daecheong, to prevent illegal traw...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-14 11:34

Romance in the air: South Korea's first married group captain couple

The 14-year marriage of South Korean Air Force pilots Kim Dong-woo and Lee In-seon has had years of interruption because of the heavy demands of their jobs. The birth of their first child five years into the marriage did little to change things. Lee’s mother in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, has raised the son for her busy daughter. Kim and Lee, both 38, may have agoniz...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-12 15:14

US deploys 3 B-2 bombers to Guam

The U.S. forward deployed three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers from the U.S. mainland to Guam recently, according to the country's Pacific Air Force Command (PACAF), Thursday. Analysts say the deployment is seen as move to pressure North Korea to expand the recently launched inter-Korean talks to dialogue for denuclearization, and at the same time showing the U.S. readiness for any possible missile provocations.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-11 16:03

Veterans association donates $10,000 to USFK

Let’s go together!

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-10 16:46

Ex-defense minister admits secret military deal with UAE

A former defense minister has admitted that the former Lee Myung-bak administration reached a secret agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to dispatch Korean troops there if the country became involved in military conflict. The revelation is causing a stir, as officials of the Lee government have claimed there were no secret deals with the UAE linked to a nuclear plan...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-09 15:58

S. Korea, US considering moving CFC inside ministry site

South Korea and the United States are conducting talks on moving the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) headquarters, currently located in the U.S. Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, inside a site at the Ministry of National Defense, the ministry said Thursday. The measure is to enhance allies' joint defense posture during the course of the wartime operational control (OPCON) handover from Washington to Seoul, the ministry said. “The moving would also contribute to smoothly carrying out a plan to develop the vacated site of Yongsan Garrison into a park,” the ministry added.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-04 19:29

Outgoing US commander awarded medal for service in South Korea

The South Korean government on Thursday awarded Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, the outgoing commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, a medal of merit for his contribution to the alliance. Defense Minister Song Young-moo gave Vandal the Gukseon Medal, the second-highest class in the Order of National Security Merit, on behalf of the government, according to the defense ministry.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-04 11:02

Military deploys remote wireless demolition set

The state arms procurement agency said Tuesday that remote wireless demolition equipment, used to destroy command posts and key facilities deep in enemy territory, has been delivered to the military. The deployment was complete at the end of December, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-02 16:12

Report claims secret UAE deal in 2013

The Park Geun-hye government secretly signed a mutual logistics support agreement (MLSA) with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) military in 2013, according to media reports, Tuesday. The deal applies to the reciprocal provision of logistical support, supplies and services between the militaries of the two in return for either cash payments or reciprocal provisions.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-02 15:35

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