For 'ironclad' ROK-US alliance
United States Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams, right, Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, fifth from left, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki, left, salute the flags of the Republic of Korea and the United States before a forum on the ROK-U.S. military alliance held at the Ministry of National Defense Convention in Seoul, Wednesday. In a lecture at the event, Abrams stressed the need for the allies to resume theater-level combined-post command drills, which were postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying such exercises were essential to maintaining military readiness. Yonhap