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Korea, U.S. conducting joint naval drills against
The navies of South Korea and the United States kicked off a four-day joint naval exercise Tuesday to enhance their readiness against potential military provocations by North Korea.The joint maritime exercise, scheduled from Tuesday to Friday, is part of the ongoing Foal Eagle annual field training exercise the allies launched two weeks ago.Some 50 naval vessels and submarines from both countries joined the exercise in the Yellow and East seas, according to the Navy here.A group of South Korean
March 22, 2016
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Korea, U.S. military chiefs inspect U.S. aircraft carrier
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Lee Soon-jin and Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, the chief commander of American troops stationed in South Korea, jointly inspected a U.S. aircraft carrier on Monday that is participating in a combined military drill here.The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), arrived in South Korea earlier in the month to join the Foal Eagle field training, along with its 7,000-strong carrier strike group. The allies kicked off the annual joint ex
March 21, 2016
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Air Force conducts drills for strike against North Korea
The South Korean military on Monday carried out training designed to strike key facilities of North Korea as Pyongyang continued to stage provocations in a show of force against the allies for second consecutive day.North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the East Sea at around 3:19 p.m. from a spot 20 kilometers south of Hamheung, South Hamgeyong Province, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The projectiles flew for about 200 kilometers. It was unconfirmed whether the objects we
March 21, 2016
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Korea to roll out new patrol boats, toughen sea border defense
South Korea's Navy will launch new patrol boats to bolster defense along the tension-prone western maritime sea border with North Korea, the military said Monday.The Navy will start work to build the 200-ton guided missile and gun armed patrol boats. The boats are updated versions of the Yoon Young-ha-class boats that are already in service with the armed forces.Seoul is expected to launch some 20 of these patrol killer guided B (PKG-B) boats in the coming years to replace the existing fleet of
March 21, 2016
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400 U.S. troops to deploy to Korea as part of force rotation
About 400 U.S. troops will deploy to South Korea later this summer to help deter North Korean aggression, the Department of the Army announced Sunday.The troops with the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division will make a rotational deployment to the Asian ally, the department said in a statement."Our Soldiers and units are skilled, tough and stand ready around the clock to defend America. They are ready ... to deter North Korean aggression," Lt.
March 21, 2016
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N.K. leader inspects landing drill against allies
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected an amphibious assault and anti-landing drills in an apparent show of force against South Korea and the U.S., Pyongyang’s state media said Sunday.According to the Korean Central News Agency, North Korean military has recently staged a landing and anti-landing drill under Kim’s guidance.Kim was quoted as saying that the training should be intensified in order to “bury at sea any enemy groups attacking to land in the coast of the country.”He also stress
March 20, 2016
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Seoul voices concern to int‘l bodies over Pyongyang missiles
South Korea has expressed its concern to relevant international organizations over North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches, putting further pressure on the communist regime, a government source said Sunday.In a letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization, South Korea said the North's launchings of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles earlier this month were "dangerous" as they came without prior warning.Under international con
March 20, 2016
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Marine Corps launches expanded mobile unit for N.K. contingencies
The Marine Corps has formed a new mobile unit tasked with attacking North Korea from the rear in the event of a contingency, a military official said Sunday.The regimental-level unit of 3,000 troops was launched in the southeastern coastal city of Pohang on March 1, dubbed "Spartan 3000," the official said.The troops will be on standby for deployment to all parts of the Korean Peninsula within 24 hours, tasked with destroying key military facilities in the North's rear during contingencies. In p
March 20, 2016
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Key Resolve exercise ends 12-day run amid N. Korea's show of force
A festival highlighting Korea's traditional paper folding art titled "K-Jongie Jupgi" will be held in Paris in October, its organizer said Thursday.The Seoul-based Korea Paper Culture Foundation-World Jongie Jupgi Organization and the Korean language (hangeul) school in Paris signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining the plan in the French capital.Under the MOU inked on Wednesday (local time), the two sides agreed to make a concerted effort to help globalize the traditional Korean pap
March 18, 2016
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Key Resolve military exercise draws to end
One of two annual joint military exercises that South Korea and the United States launched last week has effectively come to an end Thursday, after the allies focused on preemptively deterring nuclear and missile threats by North Korea.The computer-based command post exercise Key Resolve wrapped up its simulation warfare portion earlier in the day, a military official said. The allies will have a one-day performance review on Friday before officially concluding the joint drill for this year, the
March 17, 2016
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Navy conducts harbor protection drill at Donghae port
The South Korean Navy's 1st Fleet conducted a combined military exercise with the Army and related authorities to enhance the protection capabilities of Donghae port on the country's east coast.The exercise that took place late Wednesday focused on how to protect the fleet's main naval base, located some 280 kilometers east of Seoul, as well as civilian port facilities. The simulation drill was held as part of the ongoing annual South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise Key Resolve, which kicked
March 17, 2016
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Korea joins Asia-Pacific cybersecurity drill
South Korea has participated in an international exercise against cyber terror this week, the government said Thursday, amid growing threats from North Korea.The Asia-Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team, a coalition of regional countries on promoting cybersecurity, conducted the annual drill on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. With the theme of "An Evolving Cyber Threat and Financial Fraud," it was joined by South Korea and 25 other nations.They revi
March 17, 2016
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Defense Minister Han inspects on-going Key Resolve exercise
Defense Minister Han Min-koo inspected an on-going joint South Korea-U.S. military exercise on Wednesday as the joint drills between the allies continued for the 10th day despite North Korea's relentless protests."As the South Korea-U.S. alliance has hardened through hardship and ordeal, this Key Resolve exercise, held amid the on-going crisis, will further solidify the alliance," the top defense official said during his visit to the allies' Combined Forces Command, located inside U.S. military
March 16, 2016
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Korea, U.S. bolster interoperability in river-crossing operations
South Korean and United States forces conducted a joint river-crossing exercise on Wednesday, mobilizing their engineer troops to lay a mobile pontoon bridge in a simulated combat situation, according to the military.The combined drill, held at an army training center in Icheon, 80 kilometers south of Seoul, assembled some 130 engineer and anti-aircraft combat troops from the both countries as well as armored vIehicles, anti-aircraft missiles and mobile bridge systems. The Wednesday exercise was
March 16, 2016
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Coast Guard, Navy conduct interdiction drill on suspected ship
South Korea's Coast Guard and Navy successfully conducted an exercise off the southern port of Busan on Wednesday that checked their ability to intercept a North Korea-bound vessel loaded with banned cargo.The simulation drill was planned to effectively implement sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council and the South Korean government, following the North's fourth nuclear tests and long-range missile launch.The UN sanctions include the mandatory inspection of all cargo going in a
March 16, 2016
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Defense Ministry dismisses N.K.’s missile claim
South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday cast doubts on North Korea’s ability to ensure that its intercontinental ballistic missiles can reenter the atmosphere after being fired, despite its claims to have acquired the related technology.The ministry’s spokesman Moon Sang-kyun said that based on intelligence reports, Pyongyang does not appear to have acquired the technology to develop a “reentry vehicle” for its long-range missiles, which is key technology required to utilize the weapons.“What
March 15, 2016
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North Korean nuclear attack implausible: U.K. institute
Despite North Korea’s recent threat of nuclear strikes against South Korea and the U.S., the possibility of Pyongyang actually carrying out an attack is implausible, a U.K.-based expert said.The communist country’s tough rhetoric is likely to moderate “conventional behavior” from the allies and Japan, the expert noted. Karl Dewey, a senior analyst at London-based defense information provider IHS Jane’s, said that the North’s ability to escalate its nuclear weapons is unlikely, considering the U.
March 14, 2016
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Marines storm Korean beach in massive joint amphibious attack exercise
Donut-shaped olive-green blasts of smoke grenades create a screen to obscure the approach of tracked armored vehicles that come ashore and disembark fully armed South Korean and American Marines onto a beachhead.The soldiers instantly storm the quiet, sandy beach in the small east coastal town of Pohang, South Korea.When the smoke clears, the first wave of troops are in their positions on the beachhead awaiting orders to advance further inland. Following the first wave, another set of troops arr
March 14, 2016
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U.S. aircraft carrier joins joint drill with Seoul
BUSAN -- A U.S. nuclear-powered supercarrier John C. Stennis arrived in South Korea on Sunday to participate in the allies’ joint military exercise this month, amid rising inter-Korea tensions sparked by repeated provocations from North Korea.The USS John C. Stennis strike group, led by Rear Admiral Ronald Boxall, docked in Busan harbor in the morning. The fleet had sailed through the South China seas en route to Busan, possibly sending a message toward China. Rear Admiral Bill Byrne, the comman
March 13, 2016
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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Korea
A U.S. nuclear-powered supercarrier arrived in South Korea Sunday to join a combined exercise, the military here said.The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) made a port visit to Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to join the March 7-18 Key Resolve military exercise between South Korea and the United States.The 103,000-ton aircraft carrier will lead the 7,000-strong USS John C. Stennis Strike Group.Three other guided-missile destroyers - the USS Stockdale, USS Chung-Hoon and USS William P. Lawre
March 13, 2016