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Major US-South Korea military drills 'suspended indefinitely': AFP

The US military has indefinitely postponed major joint exercises with South Korea, an official told AFP on Thursday, acting on President Donald Trump's pledge to halt the "provocative" military drills following his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.The move, a significant break in how the US and South Korean militaries have worked together for decades, came even as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that peace efforts still face risks, and insisted sanctions must be maintained until Pyongyang dismantles its nuclear arsenal."Major military exercises have been suspended indefinitely on the Korean peninsula," a senior US official told AFP. Trump on Tuesday had said the US would halt "war games" with its South Korean security ally ― but he did not make clear when the freeze would kick in.US and South Korean forces have been training together for years, and routinely rehearse everything from beach landings to an invasion from the North, or even "decapitation" strikes targeting the North Korean regime.Pyongyang typically reacts furiously. Following drills last year, the North fired

Jun 15, 2018
Major US-South Korea military drills 'suspended indefinitely': AFP

President vows to recover remains of fallen soldiers

President Moon Jae-in touches the tombstone of Park Kyung-soo, one of the 46 South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea’s torpedo attack on the Navy frigate Cheonan in March 2010, after attending a ceremony for the 63rd Memorial Day at Daejeon National Cemetery, Wednesday. / YonhapBy Yi Whan-wooPresident Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he will push for a project to recover the remains of fallen soldiers inside the Demilitarized Zone if North Korea agrees.During a ceremony to mark the 63rd Memorial Day at Daejeon National Cemetery, he vowed to recover the remains of “every last” man who is still listed as missing in action from the 1950-53 Korean War.They include soldiers from the United States and other countries that fought under the U.N. coalition forces.“I first and foremost will push to recover the remains in the DMZ, when inter-Korean relations continue to improve,” he said. “It will go on until the remains of every last soldier and police officer killed during the Korean War are recovered. We will also be able to recover the remains of those who

Jun 6, 2018
President vows to recover remains of fallen soldiers

Moon to push for recovery of remains of war dead in DMZ

President Moon Jae-in attends the Memorial Day ceremony at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, Wednesday. / YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he will push for the recovery of the remains of fallen soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in line with the improvement of ties with North Korea.In his address at the 63rd Memorial Day ceremony at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, he expressed hopes that the fresh detente will pave the way for inter-Korean efforts to account for the hundreds of thousands of service members still listed as missing in action from the 1950-53 Korean War."We will continue efforts to recover the remains of military and police members who fell during the Korean War until we find the last remaining person," the commander in chief said."When the South-North relations improve, we will push for the recovery of the remains in the Demilitarized Zone first of all. We will also be able to retrieve the remains of U.S. and other foreign soldiers who participated in the war."Troops from 16 countries fought for South Korea under the United

Jun 6, 2018
Moon to push for recovery of remains of war dead in DMZ

Seoul, Washington likely to downscale joint drills

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Saturday. / YonhapBy Choi Ha-youngSouth Korea and the United States' regular joint military exercises are likely to be scaled down, following Saturday's agreement between defense ministers of the two countries to create “positive conditions” for the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The downscaling is expected to include the reduction of deployment of U.S. nuclear submarines and strategic bombers around the Korean Peninsula along with the joint exercises. South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his American counterpart James Mattis agreed to support the diplomatic measures toward denuclearization of North Korea in a joint press statement released after the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 17th Asia Security Summit held in Singapore ― known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. “Both ministers shared the stance th

Jun 3, 2018
Seoul, Washington likely to downscale joint drills

Harvard graduate holds off green card to serve nation

First Lieutenant Yang Jung-hoon of the Republic of Korea Air Force. / Courtesy of the Republic of Korea Air ForceBy Jun Ji-hyeFirst Lieutenant Yang Jung-hoon, a graduate of Harvard Law School, was commissioned into the Republic of Korea Air Force on March 30 after deciding not to apply for a green card in the United States.His decision drew attention as more Korean men are leaving for other countries to dodge mandatory military service.Yang, 28, who passed the bar exams in New York and Massachusetts in 2017 after graduating from the law school in 2016, is serving at the Air Force headquarters, taking charge of reviewing international laws, agreements and treaties. He migrated with his family to the United States when he was an elementary schoolchild, but has kept thinking about the importance of obligation to serve in the military as a Korean man, he said.“I also thought it would be great if I could utilize what I learned to serve the nation,” he said.Yang said he decided to become a lawyer to help those in need, based on his experience of his family being scammed when th

May 31, 2018
Harvard graduate holds off green card to serve nation

Fourteen F-22 Raptor fighter jets deployed in Japan

By Lee Min-hyungF-22 Raptor fighter jetThe United States has deployed 14 F-22 Raptor stealth jets to an air base in Japan in an apparent move to increase diplomatic pressure on North Korea before the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un, Japanese media reported Thursday.The tactical combat aircraft are among the world's most powerful fighter jets, posing a serious military threat to North Korea. The move comes about four and a half years after the U.S. deployed the fighter jets in Japan in early 2014.According to the Sankei Shimbun, U.S. armed forces will station the 14 F-22 jets at the air base on Okinawa for a month. The newspaper said the decision reflects that Washington aims to intensify pressure on Pyongyang and grab the upper hand before the planned leadership meeting slated for June 12.On Tuesday, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan left the naval base in Japan's eastern port city of Yokosuka for a patrol mission in the western Pacific Ocean.In recent weeks, North Korea has reacted angrily to the joint Max Th

May 31, 2018
Fourteen F-22 Raptor fighter jets deployed in Japan

South Korea's radar development project moves to next phase

A prototype of an active electronically scanned array radar system / YonhapSouth Korea's project to develop an advanced radar system for an indigenous fighter under development will move to the next phase after its preliminary designing, the state defense procurement agency said Thursday.The defense authorities launched the 360-billion-won (US$333 million) program in 2016 to acquire an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system. The state-run Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has been leading the development initiative.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a preliminary radar design review session from Tuesday to Wednesday. There, it decided to move the project to a "critical design" phase, a step for detailed designing, after completing the initial design.The DAPA plans to hold a critical design review by May 2019 and produce the first AESA radar based on the review in the latter half of 2020. The entire development project is set to end in 2026 following a process to integrate the radar into the KF-X fighter system.The radar project is a key par

May 31, 2018
South Korea's radar development project moves to next phase

South Korea's defense minister to attend security forum in Singapore

By Lee Min-hyungDefense Minister Song Young-mooDefense Minister Song Young-moo will attend Asia's annual security forum in Singapore to discuss denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula with his overseas counterparts. For three days, starting Friday, Song will join the 17th Asia Security Summit: the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue where he will give a speech on the rapidly-changing defense situation on the peninsula amid rare peace gestures from North KoreaUnder the theme “Denuclearization, peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula,” Song will explain the achievements of the historic inter-Korean summit last month and its influence on peace and security in neighboring countries, the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.“Song will also hold dialogue with defense chiefs from other participating countries, calling on them to support the ongoing inter-Korean peace momentum for the complete denuclearization of the peninsula,” the ministry said in a statement.This year's event is expected to draw plenty of attention from the world, as it comes shortly be

May 30, 2018
South Korea's defense minister to attend security forum in Singapore

Top military officials of South Korea, US, Japan hold talks

/ YonhapTop military officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan have held talks over joint efforts to ensure regional peace and stability, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.Seoul's JCS Chairman Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo and his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford and Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, attended the meeting at the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) headquarters in Hawaii on Tuesday (local time).Outgoing PACOM chief Adm. Harry Harris and his successor, Adm. Philip Davidson, also joined the meeting. Such three-way talks were last held in October 2017."(They) discussed multilateral cooperation in establishing military readiness to promote peace and stability in Northeast Asia and prepare for all possible contingencies," the JCS said in a joint press release.At the talks, Dunford reaffirmed that Washington will provide extended deterrence to ensure the security of its key Asian allies. Extended deterrence refers to the U.S. commitment to defend its ally by mobilizing all military capabilities against an adversary's aggression.The talks came amid f

May 30, 2018
Top military officials of South Korea, US, Japan hold talks

Inter-Korean dialogue will resume after joint air drills

By Lee Min-hyungPresident Moon Jae-in said he expects the suspended inter-Korean dialogue to resume after the end of the ongoing joint air drills between Seoul and Washington.Moon shared this view with U.S. President Donald Trump during their summit at the White House, Wednesday, according to Yoon Young-chan, Moon's chief press secretary.“Moon told Trump that the inter-Korean dialogue, including high-level talks, may resume after Friday when the Max Thunder air exercises will be over,” Yoon said.A ranking official from Cheong Wa Dae also said that President Moon feels that a series of inter-Korean deadlocks will be settled after May 25 (the end of the military exercises). The official did not unveil other details about any possible countermeasures for the recent shift in the regime's stance.Inter-Korean relations looked rosy until last Wednesday when the regime canceled a planned high-level meeting with the South. The regime cited the Max Thunder exercises as the reason behind its decision.The bilateral ties have since remained locked in stalemate, with Pyongyang stepping

May 23, 2018
Inter-Korean dialogue will resume after joint air drills
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