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THAAD radar may arrive in month

By Jun Ji-hyeThe radar system for a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery is expected to arrive in South Korea this month as the two countries speed up deployment of the system, a government source said Wednesday.The comment came after the first batch of equipment, including two missile launchers, arrived here Monday night.“Components needed to set up the THAAD unit will be gradually arriving here,” the source was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency. “As far as I know, the radar will also arrive as early as this month to undergo operational testing.”A THAAD battery consists of six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors (eight per launcher), a fire control and communications unit, and an AN/TPY-2 radar.The source added South Korea and the United States are trying to minimize the time to install the anti-missile system amid growing threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.The planned arrival of the radar, which China is reacting most strongly against, is expected to bring Beijing’s protests to a boiling point. The count

Mar 8, 2017
THAAD radar may arrive in month
  • US starts THAAD deployment in S. Korea

S. Korean sailor with anti-piracy unit found dead in Oman

A sailor from the South Korean naval unit dispatched to the Gulf of Aden on an anti-piracy mission was found dead in Oman's southern port city of Salalah, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The 27-year-old petty officer first class, only known by his family name Park, was found lying on the floor of a local swimming pool in Salalah on Tuesday afternoon (local time). He was pronounced dead on arrival to a local hospital, a ministry official said in a briefing."The military will form an investigation committee to find out what caused the death," he said. South Korea has deployed the Cheonghae Unit aboard a 4,500-ton destroyer in the Gulf of Aden since 2009 as part of global efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. The unit is composed of about 320 troops, including Navy SEALs, Marines and Navy pilots, to protect South Korean vessels off the Somali coast and provide support to ships of other nations in nearby waters.In 2012, Navy commandos from the unit raided a South Korean freighter that had been hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, rescuing all 21 crew members a

Mar 8, 2017

US starts THAAD deployment in S. Korea

Trucks carrying parts of U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)  missile defense system arrive at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. The U.S. military has begun moving equipment for the controversial missile defense system to ally South Korea. / AP-YonhapFirst batch of equipment arrives Monday nightBy Jun Ji-hyeSeoul and Washington have started the controversial deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system here, with two missile launchers and other equipment arriving here Monday night.The first batch of equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery landed at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on a C-17 transport aircraft, the defense ministry and the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday.The equipment will stay at an undisclosed location until a golf course in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, is ready to host the battery.The delivery of the remaining equipment and operational personnel will follow gradually to fulfill the alliance dec

Mar 7, 2017
US starts THAAD deployment in S. Korea
  • US-China talks needed to resolve THAAD row
  • THAAD arrival to fuel Chinese retaliation
  • THAAD arrives at sensitive time
  • China's THAAD strategy
  • Banks worry over China's THAAD retaliation
  • 'Nanta' gets blow by THAAD retaliation
  • THAAD radar may arrive in month

THAAD arrives at sensitive time

By Kim Rahn Seoul and Washington are quickening the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile battery here, triggering controversy over the apparent rush amid escalating retaliatory steps by China.The allies announced Tuesday that parts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, including two missile launchers, arrived in Korea Monday night.However, the arrival comes at a highly sensitive time as political turmoil is now escalating ahead of the Constitutional Court’s ruling on President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment and China’s intensifying retaliatory measures against the THAAD system.Although the government says no political intention was involved regarding the timing of the deployment, some critics say the two countries hastened the move to take advantage of the political and social confusion.The ministry said the earlier-than-expected arrival of the THAAD elements was in line with its consistent pledge to bring the defense system here as soon as possible, and has nothing to do with the country’s political situation.“It is only to defend S

Mar 7, 2017
THAAD arrives at sensitive time
  • US starts THAAD deployment in S. Korea

VIDEO Launchers of US missile defense system arrive in Korea: defense ministry

/ Captured from Osan Air Base YouTube pageBy Park Si-sooThe U.S forces have brought parts of the controversial THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, said the defense ministry on Tuesday in an earlier-than-expected deployment that will fuel China’s indignation toward the country.Two THAAD missile launchers are among the parts airlifted to Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek on Monday using a C-17 military cargo plane, according to the ministry. The parts will be transported to a designated site in Seongju, North Gyeongsang province, the ministry said, adding more parts will come soon to complete the THAAD missile defense system and make it operational by April.“U.S. Pacific Command deployed the first elements of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to the Republic of Korea, March 6, implementing the U.S.-ROK Alliances July 2016 decision to bring the defense capability to the peninsula,” the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) said in a statement. “THAAD system contributes to a layered missile defense system and enhances the US-ROK Allia

Mar 7, 2017
Launchers of US missile defense system arrive in Korea: defense ministry [VIDEO]
  • China reaffirms opposition to THAAD deployment in S. Korea

Acting president hosts emergency security meeting from 9 a.m.

Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn plans to head a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council on Monday as Pyongyang fired a projectile into the East Sea.The top security meeting is expected to discuss Seoul's response to the North's latest provocation. The projectile was launched from a location near the North's Dongchang-ri long-range missile site at 7:36 a.m. and flew across the country before falling into the East Sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. (Yonhap)

Mar 6, 2017

'Korea may have to share THAAD cost'

By Choi Ha-young  Rep. Shim Jae-kwonKorea may have to shoulder a bigger financial burden than expected to deploy and operate a United States-made anti-ballistic missile system on its soil, opposition lawmakers said.Since the country decided to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, doubts on transport expenses and the costs to install it here have not faded away.Originally, Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Korea would bear no additional cost except for providing the site. However, some opposition lawmakers have pointed out that the U.S. has not allocated a budget for it. Regarding this, Rep. Shim Jae-kwon of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and chairman of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee presented three possible scenarios.“First, the U.S. may not be fully prepared to deploy it on time for practical reasons,” Shim said in an interview with The Korea Times, Feb. 22. “Secondly, it may demand Korea share the expense unlike the previous agreement. Last, it may use money deposited in the Community Ban

Mar 3, 2017
'Korea may have to share THAAD cost'
  • Parties collide over THAAD

N. Korea warns of 'toughest' military action against joint drill

By Jun Ji-hyeNorth Korea threatened to take its “toughest” military action, Thursday, as South Korea and the United States began a large-scale joint military drill the previous day.In response, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North will only face firm retaliation if it pushes for any provocations.Seoul and Washington began their annual two-month field training exercise, Foal Eagle, Wednesday, and plan to conduct Key Resolve, a largely computer-simulated exercise, for two weeks from March 13.The North’s General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) warned that Seoul and Washington will face a miserable end if they provoke the North as it is ready to “mercilessly” deter any nuclear aggression.“Our army will counter them with the toughest counteractions as it already declared,” said a statement by the military carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). “This stand of ours we clarified before the world is by no means empty talk.”Col. Roh Jae-cheon, spokesman for Seoul’s JCS, warned of reso

Mar 2, 2017

Korea, US kickoff annual exercise

U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl VinsonAllies seek to send strong warning to NKBy Yi Whan-wooSouth Korea and the United States began their annual Foal Eagle military exercise Wednesday, sending a strong warning to North Korea over its escalating saber-rattling.A military official said the scale of the joint field training exercise will be around the same as in 2016, citing that the drill last year was the largest-ever with 300,000 South Korean troops and 15,000 U.S. personnel.During a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Defense Minister Han Min-koo assessed that the drill, along with its parallel Key Resolve exercise, has contributed significantly to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.The Foal Eagle exercise will run through the end of April, while Key Resolve, a largely-computer-simulated exercise, will take place from March 13 to 23.Mattis told Han that the U.S. “remains steadfast in its commitment” to the defense of South Korea, according to Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis.“He further emphasized that any attack on t

Mar 1, 2017
Korea, US kickoff annual exercise

Naval officer donates blood 290 times

Navy Lt.Cdr. Jang Jin-hwan, right, donates blood.  / Courtesy of NavyBy Jun Ji-hyeNavy Lieutenant Commander Jang Jin-hwan, 36, has donated blood a total of 290 times since he first began donation during his high school days.Jang of the 3rd Fleet, who acquired his nickname, “King of blood donation,” said as long as his health permits, he hopes to continue to donate to be of help to patients who need blood.He began donating blood when he was a sophomore in high school to help a freshman who was suffering from leukemia. Since then, he has continued to donate blood once every two to three weeks on average.When his comrades were wounded in action during North Korea’s deadly shelling of Yeongpyeong Island in 2010, he donated blood for them.“I thought about blood donation while thinking about a way to help others,” he said. “I donated blood once every two to three weeks. I hope I can continue to donate 300 to 400 more times in my life as long as my health allows me to do so.”The 3rd Fleet said other than Jang, there are a number of officers at

Mar 1, 2017
Naval officer donates blood 290 times
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