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S. Korea seeks biggest defense budget at W53tr

Sept 1, 2020

The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday that it was seeking a 5 percent increase in its budget for next year, with most of the total 52.9 trillion won ($44.7 billion) linked to personnel traini...
Air Force chief tapped to head Joint Chiefs of Staff

Aug 31, 2020

Air Force chief Won In-choul was named to lead the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday. “He is an operations expert with initiative to power through defense...
Defense ministry extends restrictions on troop vacation amid fight

Aug 30, 2020

The defense ministry said Sunday that it will extend a ban on military draftees' vacations and off-base movement by one week, as the country is practicing stricter social distancing to curb the sprea...
Russian warplanes violate S. Korea's air defense zone again

Aug 29, 2020

South Korean officials said Saturday two Russian military planes briefly violated the country's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) the previous day for the second time in 10 days. The planes, p...
Army chief named to lead Defense Ministry

Aug 28, 2020

Army chief Gen. Suh Wook was tapped to head the Ministry of National Defense, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday at a briefing. “He is experienced in field operations and strategy and has as well exceptional...
Civilian Army worker at unit participating in joint exercise with US tests positive for COVID-19

Aug 26, 2020

A civilian Army worker tested positive for the new coronavirus Wednesday, forcing hundreds of troops at his unit into quarantine, including some participating in an ongoing joint exercise with the Un...
Annual reserve forces' training called off due to COVID-19

Aug 21, 2020

The defense ministry decided to cancel this year's regular training for reserve forces due to the spike in coronavirus cases, officials said Friday. The training sessions for the country's 2.75 mill...
Former US commander in Korea named to lead fraternity group

Aug 20, 2020

Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea from 2016-2018, was named chairman as well as president of the Korea Defense Veterans Association, the fraternity group comprising ...
US bombers conduct drill over Korean Peninsula in show of force

Aug 19, 2020

Several US bombers flew over waters between Korea and Japan on Monday in a show of force, it was revealed Wednesday. The US military’s deployment of four B-1B Lancers and two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomb...
S. Korea, US kick off joint summertime exercise amid COVID-19 concern

Aug 18, 2020

South Korea and the United States on Tuesday kicked off their annual summertime combined exercise in a scaled-back manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The computer-simulated Combin...
S. Korea, US to stage joint military drills from Tuesday

Aug 17, 2020

South Korea and the US are set to kick off their annual summertime combined military exercises on Tuesday, with drills to be reduced in scope due to the coronavirus pandemic. The computer-simulat...
S. Korea, US to stage joint summertime exercise this week: JCS

Aug 16, 2020

South Korea and the United States decided to kick off their annual summertime combined exercise in an adjusted manner this week, military officials said Sunday, following the postponement of their sp...
S. Korea, US to stage joint summertime exercise behind schedule amid coronavirus: sources

Aug 15, 2020

South Korea and the United States plan to kick off their annual summertime combined exercise in a scaled-back manner next week, days behind schedule amid a recent surge in new coronavirus cases, sour...
Military to expand mine removal operations next week

Aug 14, 2020

The military will expand operations to detect and remove landmines in the border regions next week after a dozen mines were collected from flood-damaged areas amid concern that some could have also b...
US military tightens coronavirus controls

Aug 11, 2020

Starting Aug. 21, all US military personnel will be required to undergo coronavirus testing before departing for South Korea, a US military newspaper reported Friday. Under the toughened rules, all ...