The U.S. Army will deploy an air cavalry squadron made up of 30 OH-58D armed reconnaissance helicopters to South Korea next month after the choppers complete a five-year mission in Iraq, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said Thursday. The 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington will be deployed to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, just south of Seoul, on Oct. 1,...

The Navy has taken delivery of its 10th domestically built guided-missile destroyer on Tuesday, which will join patrol missions to defend the nation’s shoreline and harbor waters, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said. STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. delivered the newest PKG-class (Patrol Killer, Guided Missile) patrol ship to the Navy command, located in Jinhae, some 410 kilometer...

South Korea on Sunday denounced Syria for apparently using chemical weapons on its own people, supporting a recent U.S. assessment that a nerve agent attack had been carried out by the Bashar Assad regime. "Our government strongly condemns such brutal acts of crime," the foreign ministry here said in a statement. "Individuals in connection with the use of chemical weapons in Syria must be held a...

An Air Force T-50 trainer jet crashed Wednesday during a training session in the southeastern city of Gwangju, killing both pilots. The plane went down around 1.8 kilometers east of the runway in the Air Force First Fighter Wing, officials said. A major and a captain, both in their 30s, were aboard the domestically produced supersonic jet. “The trainer jet, all of a sudden, fell down and tumble...

The Korea Military Academy on Monday announced a series of measures to tighten discipline amid escalating criticism for a recent series of improprieties, including sexual misconduct. The measures include focusing more on aspiring cadets’ aptitude in the admission process; strengthening the “three-nos” policy banning marriage, alcohol and smoking; building more safeguards for female cadets; and e...

Nine Korea Military Academy cadets touring Thailand earlier this month on a mission were caught stepping outside their barracks without authorization to go for drinks or receive foot massages, defense officials said Tuesday. Four cadets were drinking beer at a local bar while another five were inside a traditional foot massage parlor, according to an academy spokesman. Officials told media that...

South Korea and the United States on Monday began their annual two-week joint war exercise, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said, amid North Korea's unusual low-key stance to the war game that they strongly condemned in the past. The computer-aided Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) kicked off for a 12-day run, mobilizing about 50,000 South Korean forces and approximately 30,000 U.S. servicemen, inc...