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Military brass calls for firm readiness posture amid serious security situation

Jun 18, 2020

South Korea's top Army and Navy brass on Thursday called on troops to maintain a firm military posture to handle the serious security situation facing the country. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Suh Wook ...
Newly assigned American airman tests positive for coronavirus; total at 35

Jun 18, 2020

An American service member newly assigned to South Korea has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US Forces Korea said Thursday. The latest COVID-19 case brought the total number of infectio...
Military will forcefully respond to NK provocation: defense chief

Jun 18, 2020

South Korea’ Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo vowed strong responses to any aggression from North Korea, blaming the North for disappointing the expectations of those wishing for peace on the penins...
US flies spy plane over Korean Peninsula to monitor N. Korea

Jun 18, 2020

A US surveillance aircraft flew over South Korea, an aviation tracker said Thursday, the latest in a series of flights to monitor North Korea amid Pyongyang's threat to take military action against S...
US flies spy planes over Korean Peninsula amid heightened tensions

Jun 17, 2020

The United States flew surveillance aircraft over South Korea on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea, a military source said Wednesday, amid escalating tensions between the two Koreas. "The U...
N. Korea will pay price if it takes actual military action: defense ministry

Jun 17, 2020

South Korea's military warned Wednesday it will make sure that North Korea "pays the price" if it actually takes military action against the South. The Joint Chiefs of Staff statement came hours aft...
No discussion of US troop pullout here: Seoul official

Jun 16, 2020

There has been no talk whatsoever of scaling back the number of US troops stationed here, a Defense Ministry official confirmed Tuesday. The issue resurfaced here after the US announced it was reduci...
S. Korea pushing to spend more on home-grown weapons: defense chief

Jun 15, 2020

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Monday the government is pushing to spend more money on buying arms developed by South Korean companies to help them cope with the growing economic fallout from...
After 75 days on furlough, USFK Korean employees return to work

Jun 15, 2020

Thousands of South Korean employees for the US Forces Korea returned to work Monday following months of unpaid leave, after Seoul and Washington agreed upon a wage deal amid their stalled defense-cos...
Trump wants to pull out troops from S. Korea, Japan, other allies: ex-US envoy to Germany

Jun 12, 2020

US President Donald Trump was "very clear" that he wants to bring US troops home from South Korea, Japan and other allies, his former ambassador to Germany said, stressing Americans are "tired of pay...
Defense chief calls for strict security against illegal entry

Jun 11, 2020

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Thursday called for strict surveillance against illegal entry, his office said, following the military's security failures over illegal Chinese entrants on small ...
Military conducts scaled-down firing drill amid heightened tensions with N. Korea

Jun 11, 2020

The military carried out a firing drill off the east coast Thursday, officials said, amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula with the North threatening to treat South Korea as an enemy. The...
S. Korea, US conducted missile defense exercises as planned in H1: defense minister

Jun 10, 2020

South Korea and the United States have already carried out joint air and missile defense exercises as scheduled earlier this year, the defense minister said Wednesday, even though the two sides postp...
Ministers visit Air Force unit at forefront of military‘s tech-based reform

Jun 9, 2020

South Korea’s defense and science ministers on Tuesday visited an Air Force unit that has been developed as a “test bed” for the military‘s reform with cutting-edge technologies, the defense ministry...
Military officer tests positive for coronavirus, total infections at 54

Jun 9, 2020

A military intelligence command officer tested positive for the new coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections among the military population to 54, officials said Tuesday. The late...