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Research center opens to honor fallen heroes of Cheonan sinking

Research center opens to honor fallen heroes of Cheonan sinking

A research center dedicated to the sailors who were killed in the sinking of the South Korean Navy corvette, Cheonan, opened on Wednesday to honor their sacrifices and set the record straight about the tragedy for which North Korea is responsible.

Jung Min-ho | 2023-03-15 15:58

Korea, US hold joint river-crossing drills

Korea, US hold joint river-crossing drills

Korea and the United States are conducting combined river-crossing military drills in a border county, the Army here said Wednesday, as part of the allies' ongoing springtime exercise.

2023-03-15 12:05

US sending Marines from mainland, Japan to Korea for joint drills

US sending Marines from mainland, Japan to Korea for joint drills

U.S. Marines based in the United States and Japan are taking part in ongoing annual combined drills with Korea on the Korean Peninsula, according to the Indo-Pacific Command on Tuesday.

2023-03-14 23:10

US flies 2 military reconnaissance aircraft around Korea: tracker

US flies 2 military reconnaissance aircraft around Korea: tracker

The United States has flown a couple of high-profile military reconnaissance planes around the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, as North Korea lobbed two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea, an aviation tracker showed.

2023-03-14 15:29

NK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea

US, South Korea start major drills after Pyongyang's weapons test

US, South Korea start major drills after Pyongyang's weapons test

South Korea and the United States launched massive joint military exercises on Monday, as North Korea ratcheted up the threat level by conducting its first submarine-launched cruise missile tests in protest of the drills. The computer simulation-based Freedom Shield exercise began its 11-day run on a scale not seen since 2017, in order to reinforce the allies' defense capabil...

Jung Min-ho | 2023-03-13 16:54

NK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea

Key S. Korea-US military exercise begins; N. Korea likely to respond with more provocations

Key S. Korea-US military exercise begins; N. Korea likely to respond with more provocations

South Korea and the United States kicked off a regular combined military exercise Monday amid heightened tensions caused by North Korea's missile tests and hardening rhetoric against the allies.

2023-03-13 10:15

NK fired 2 'strategic cruise missiles' from submarine Sunday: KCNA

Korea, US to kick off joint military drill Monday

Korea, US to kick off joint military drill Monday

South Korea and the United States will commence their annual large-scale joint military exercise, known as the Freedom Shield (FS) drills, on Monday. The exercise, which is the longest-ever operational exercise conducted by the two allies, will continue until March 23, according to military authorities, Sunday.

Lee Hae-rin | 2023-03-12 17:08

Korean destroyer carries out exercises with US Navy

Korean destroyer carries out exercises with US Navy

Korean navy destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong, right, sails next to USS Rafael Peralta during a field exercise in international waters south of Jeju Island in this photo posted on the Twitter page of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, March 9. Rafael Peralta, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, visited Jeju Island on Feb. 27 to strengthen relationships and improve i...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2023-03-12 14:01

UNC committed to role in allies' 'defensive' drills for mission to guard peace: deputy chief

UNC committed to role in allies' 'defensive' drills for mission to guard peace: deputy chief

The deputy commander of the U.N. Command (UNC) stressed the significance of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military exercise for peace on the peninsula, dismissing North Korea's pugnacious rhetoric coupled with blatant threats of taking provocative acts in response.

2023-03-12 08:46

KF-21 fighter prototypes succeed in first nighttime flights: arms agency

KF-21 fighter prototypes succeed in first nighttime flights: arms agency

South Korea's homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet prototypes have successfully conducted their first nighttime flights, the state arms procurement agency said Friday.

2023-03-10 20:23

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