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South Korea, US suspend Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise

South Korea and the United States have decided to suspend the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) exercise slated for August, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday, amid dialogue efforts to denuclearize North Korea. Shortly after his Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to stop "provocative, inappropriate a...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-19 07:57

South Korean military kicks off Dokdo defense drill

The two-day training is to start in the afternoon, involving the 3,200-ton Yangmanchun destroyer and five other warships as well as seven aircraft including P-3C maritime surveillance planes, UH-60 Blackhawk choppers, the Air Force's F-15K fighter jets.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-18 10:15

Professor calls for reinvestigation of Cheonan sinking

A professor has claimed Seoul should apologize to Pyongyang if a new investigation finds North Korea was not responsible for the sinking of the South Korean frigate Cheonan in 2010. An investigation jointly conducted by experts from five countries at the time concluded a North Korean torpedo sank the ship. The professor called this into question in a contribution to a monthly...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-17 16:58

South Korea, US expected to announce suspension of joint military drills this week

South Korea and the United States are expected to announce their decision to suspend large-scale combined military exercises this week amid dialogue with North Korea, a government source here said Sunday. In the announcement, the allies are likely to include a "snapback" clause, the source said, hinting that the exercises would resume should the communist regime fail to deliv...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-17 15:11

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

"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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-15 11:21

President vows to recover remains of fallen soldiers

President 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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-06 16:37

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

President 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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-06 11:19

Seoul, Washington likely to downscale joint drills

South 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...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-03 16:46

Harvard graduate holds off green card to serve nation

First 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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-31 16:05

Fourteen F-22 Raptor fighter jets deployed in Japan

The United States has deployed F-22 Raptor stealth jets to an air base in Japan in an apparent move to ramp up diplomatic pressure on North Korea ahead of the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un, Japanese media reported Thursday.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-31 15:21

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