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Rocket explodes near S. Korean base in Afghanistan

May 16, 2011

A rocket-propelled grenade exploded in the air near a base for South Korea's aid workers and troops in Afghanistan on Sunday, but no casualties were reported, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday. T...
Rocket lands near S. Korea’s Afghan base

May 15, 2011

A rocket fell early Saturday just outside an Afghanistan base where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, but there were no reports of injuries, Foreign Ministry officials said. The roc...
Military duty employment plan under fire

May 15, 2011

Women, disabled people oppose what they call ‘discriminatory’ system Controversy is growing over a system the Defense Ministry seeks to revive to give extra points in recruitment exams to those who ...
Sexually abused ex-soldier ruled as patriot: official

May 13, 2011

A former soldier who was sexually assaulted by his superior before being discharged has been acknowledged as a patriot of national merit due to lifetime compensation from the state. The Ministry of ...
S. Korean, U.S. marines to hold first joint drill on border islands

May 12, 2011

South Korean and U.S. marines will stage their first joint drill on islands near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea this year, in a show of force to the North that its provocations won’t be toler...
S. Korean Army commander to receive U.S. military medal

May 12, 2011

Major Gen. Chun In-bum A Souh Korean Army commander will be decorated on Friday with a prestigious military medal from the U.S. government for his contribution to enhancing the bilateral military al...
U.S. generals in S. Korea on educational tour

May 9, 2011

Twenty newly promoted general-grade officers from the U.S. are on a five-day tour to South Korea under an educational program aimed at enhancing understanding of its key Asian ally. Under the “Capst...
How does the U.S. name their operation codes?

May 9, 2011

When the U.S. intelligence caught Osama bin Laden, the first words that came out from the officer in command was “Geronimo EKIA.” Geronimo referred to the legendary Apache Indian who became a hero to...
Indians say bin Laden code name another insult

May 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military's use of Geronimo as a code name for Osama bin Laden tarnished the achievement of the raid by insulting an American ethnic group, Native American tribal leaders an...
Korea’s Afghan base attacked; no injuries

May 5, 2011

Four artillery landed in and around a base in Afghanistan, where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, early on Thursday, but there were no injuries, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. “Fo...
Military to reshape command structure

May 5, 2011

Reform measures aim to enhance efficiency and interoperability The South Korean military is stepping up efforts to overhaul its top command structure in a bid to enhance efficiency of its peacetime ...
S.Korea to stage live-fire drills near islands: report

Apr 30, 2011

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will stage live-fire artillery exercises in the coming week on two frontline islands including one hit by a deadly North Korean shelling last November, a news report said Sa...
JCS chairman visits overseas S. Korean troops

Apr 28, 2011

Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Han Min-koo visited Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates to encourage three South Korean contingents operating there and off the Somali coast last Saturday thr...
N.K. ship violates sea border

Apr 27, 2011

A North Korean vessel thought to be a military patrol ship violated the western inter-Korean sea border and retreated back to its waters Tuesday night after a South Korean warship fired warning shots...
Rocket launchers deployed on border islands: source

Apr 25, 2011

The South Korean military has deployed a set of multiple launch rocket systems on two of the northwestern border islands in efforts to prepare for North Korean provocations, a government source said ...