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Wed, January 29, 2020 | 23:24

Honorary chairman inducted into KATUSA Hall of Fame

Honorary chairman inducted into KATUSA Hall of Fame

Kim Jong-wook, honorary chairman of the KATUSA Veterans Association, has been inducted into the KATUSA Hall of Fame as this year's recipient of the Eighth Army SSG Kim Sang Won Distinguished Former KATUSA Award.

Oh Young-jin | 2019-11-07 17:33

'Seoul needs to pay deployment of US strategic assets'

'Seoul needs to pay deployment of US strategic assets'

South Korea and the United States are currently holding discussions for the 11th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) to decide how much Seoul will pay for next year's defense cost-sharing for the stationing of the USFK here. The one-year long 10th SMA for 2019 is set to end Dec. 31.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-07 17:01

'Discrepancy remains in defense deal'

41st foundation anniversary of Combined Forces Command

41st foundation anniversary of Combined Forces Command

Military chiefs of South Korea and the United States attend a ceremony celebrating the 41st anniversary of the foundation of the Combined Forces Command, Thursday, at the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul. In the front from right are Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki, United States Forces Korea chief and commander of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Combined Forces ...

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-07 16:55

Washington's Indo-Pacific drive weighs on Seoul in defense cost talks

Washington's Indo-Pacific drive weighs on Seoul in defense cost talks

Repeated statements by the U.S. on its Indo-Pacific strategy are raising concerns in South Korea as officials in Washington have begun reiterating that Seoul has gone from being a net security recipient to a net security provider.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-06 17:27

Captains lauded for watertight airspace control missions

Captains lauded for watertight airspace control missions

Two captains of Republic of Korea Air Force have been awarded for their excellent mission performances as air defense weapon directors.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-06 17:17

Seoul pushes to require naturalized South Koreans to serve in military

Seoul pushes to require naturalized South Koreans to serve in military

The defense ministry is considering making it mandatory for naturalized male citizens to serve in the military, as other South Korean men must do, in an effort to cope with a decrease in the number of draftees amid a shrinking population, a senior government official said Wednesday. The state-run Korea Institute for Defense Analyses is in the final stage of research on the is...

2019-11-06 12:09

Defense minister reaffirms US nuclear deterrence on Korean Peninsula

Defense minister reaffirms US nuclear deterrence on Korean Peninsula

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo reaffirmed that the United States would offer its nuclear umbrella to protect South Korea from possible threats by North Korea.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-04 17:34

South Korea, US to skip massive wintertime joint air exercise

South Korea, US to skip massive wintertime joint air exercise

South Korea and the United States are expected to suspend their massive wintertime joint Air Force exercise, Vigilant Ace, usually held in December, for the second year in a row to support diplomacy for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, sources said Sunday.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-03 17:36

China notifies South Korea before its warplane enters KADIZ

China notifies South Korea before its warplane enters KADIZ

A Chinese warplane entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) after the country notified South Korean authorities via a bilateral military hotline of its route and purpose of flight, Tuesday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). South Korea and China have been operating the hotline covering northern China and the Korean Peninsula through a joint Maste...

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-29 16:51

Two US B-52 bombers fly over East Sea in show of warning to North Korea

Two US B-52 bombers fly over East Sea in show of warning to North Korea

Two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers flew over the East Sea last week, an aviation tracker said, in a mission possibly designed to send a warning in response to North Korea's recent series of missile launches. The bombers, which took off from Guam's Anderson Air Base, "conducted a mission" in the East Sea and "possibly the South China Sea" on Friday, Aircraft Spots said on a Twitt...

2019-10-28 10:55

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