The Korea Herald

Marine captain booked for sexually harassing soldiers

May 24, 2011

Military prosecutors have booked a Marine Corps captain without detention for sexually harassing his soldiers, military officials said Tuesday. The captain at the 6th Marine Brigade, identified only...
Korea, U.S. launch air defense exercise

May 23, 2011

A full-scale military air drill took flight over southwest Korea to improve the efficiency of joint operations by South Korean and U.S. air forces, according to military officials in Seoul on Monday....
Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders

May 20, 2011

President Barack Obama speaks during a Women's Leadership Forum, Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Washington. (AP-Yonhap News) WASHINGTON (AP) -– Forcefully stepping into an explosive Middle East debate, ...
‘U.S. military buried Agent Orange in Korea’

May 20, 2011

The U.S. military buried leftover Agent Orange, a defoliant widely used during the Vietnam War, at one of its camps in Korea in 1978, former USFK soldiers told a U.S. TV program. The Korean governme...
Retired female officers allowed into reserves

May 19, 2011

South Korea has amended a conscription law to allow retired female officers to serve in the Reserve Forces, in line with a move to give women more opportunities in the military, officials said Thursd...
New subs suspended last year due to weak bolts

May 18, 2011

The Navy decided to suspend the operation of the three newest 1,800-ton submarines early last year due to problems with their component parts, according to a lawmaker. Rep. Song Young-sun of the min...
‘N.K. has 30,000 electronic warfare agents’

May 18, 2011

The North Korean military has around 30,000 electronic warfare specialists with capabilities rivaling those of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Fox News reported Tuesday, citing defectors and ot...
Remote-control craft expand U.S. military capability

May 18, 2011

The U.S. Navy is operating remote-control surveillance helicopters on missions over the Middle East, including Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The multipurpose Fire Scouts tha...
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...