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UNC temporarily suspends tours to Panmunjom over COVID-19 concerns

Jul 7, 2021

The United Nations Command said Wednesday it is temporarily suspending tours to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom, or the Joint Security Area (JSA), after two of its members came into cont...
37 newly enlisted soldiers at Army boot camp test positive for COVID-19

Jul 7, 2021

Dozens of newly enlisted soldiers at an Army boot camp have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday, amid fears of a fourth wave of infections across the country....
Defense chief 'terribly ashamed' about one-star general's sexual abuse allegations

Jul 7, 2021

Defense Minister Suh Wook said Wednesday he feels "terribly ashamed and regret" over recent sexual harassment allegations raised against a one-star general despite the military's ongoing efforts to r...
Military reports 5 COVID-19 cases

Jul 6, 2021

Four Army soldiers and an Air Force officer have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Two soldiers in Dongducheon, 40 kilometers north of Seoul, were confirmed...
[Newsmaker] Military general arrested over sexual harassment allegations

Jul 6, 2021

An Army general was arrested on charges of sexually molesting a female subordinate, officials said Tuesday, in yet another sex crime in barracks following the suicide death of an Air Force sexual abu...
New Air Force chief meets bereaved family of late sexual abuse victim

Jul 5, 2021

New Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Park In-ho met Monday with the bereaved family of a late noncommissioned officer who took her own life after suffering from sexual abuse, and promised to reform the ...
Navy joins US-led four-nation maritime exercise in Pacific

Jul 5, 2021

The Navy has joined a US-led multinational maritime exercise in Australian waters to hone cooperative operation skills at sea, officials said Monday. The navies of South Korea, the United States, Ja...
Discussions under way on upcoming S. Korea-US combined exercise: defense ministry

Jul 5, 2021

South Korea and the United States are discussing when and how to stage their annual summertime military exercise, the defense ministry said Monday, amid concerns the maneuvers could affect efforts to...
Defense chief calls for close cooperation with USFK for swift OPCON transfer

Jul 5, 2021

Defense Minister Suh Wook called for speeding up South Korea's envisioned takeover of wartime operational control (OPCON) of its forces from the United States after new US Forces Korea Commander Gen....
New US general stresses team spirit amid disputes

Jul 2, 2021

PYEONGTAEK, Gyeonggi Province -- Gen. Paul LaCamera, the new US military chief in South Korea, said he is looking to work with Seoul as one team and take the Seoul-Washington alliance to greater heig...
Army officer tests positive for COVID-19

Jul 2, 2021

An Army officer has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Friday. The officer based in Yongin, 49 kilometers south of Seoul, was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 af...
South’s key defense firms hacked by N. Korea: lawmaker

Jul 1, 2021

North Korea hacked key South Korean defense firms, including Korea Aerospace Industries, which is building the country’s first homegrown fighter jet, Rep. Ha Tae-keung of the main opposition People P...
Army to test-run advanced armored vehicle Redback for possible deployment

Jul 1, 2021

The Army plans to test-run a prototype of the newly developed Redback armored vehicle next year to check its performance for a possible deployment in the future, officials said Thursday. The new mod...
[Herald Interview] Clumsy probe bred conspiracy theories, Cheonan captain says

Jun 30, 2021

Conspiracy theories over the 2010 sinking of the warship Cheonan still hold sway over a significant portion of South Koreans because Seoul bungled the initial probe, the ship’s former captain says. ...
Probe under way into hacking attempts against aircraft manufacturer KAI

Jun 30, 2021

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, suffered hacking attempts, and many documents are believed to have been leaked, possibly including sensitive data on major ...