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UNC says it is in talks with S. Korea over resumption of DMZ visitsMay 27, 2020The United Nations Command (UNC) said Wednesday it is in talks with South Korea about resuming tours to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas suspended last year in the wake of the A... -
S. Korea to develop close-in weapon system for warshipsMay 26, 2020South Korea decided Tuesday to develop an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS) for its warships by 2030. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the defense project promotion ... -
S. Korea, US to discuss cost-sharing pact next monthMay 26, 2020South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will discuss cost sharing for the upkeep of 28,500 American troops stationed here at a teleconference next month, Se... -
Defense ministry to strengthen counseling for service personnelMay 25, 2020The defense ministry said Monday it will expand counseling services for troops to help them better adjust to military life and protect their basic human rights. Counseling for service members was fi... -
Military says low possibility of abandoned boat's link to espionageMay 25, 2020The possibility of espionage is low in relation to a 1.5-ton boat recently found abandoned on the west coast, the military said Monday. Police said Sunday that the six-seat boat was found on the bea... -
Navy to send 2 destroyers to US-led RIMPAC exerciseMay 24, 2020The Navy plans to send just two destroyers to a US-led multinational maritime exercise slated to kick off near Hawaii in August, a military source said Sunday, as the biannual exercise is expected to... -
USFK again extends public health emergency status over coronavirusMay 23, 2020US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams has renewed the military‘s public health emergency over the new coronavirus for another 90 days to maintain the necessary authority for implementing anti-... -
Military repatriates stranded citizens from AfricaMay 22, 2020Sixty South Koreans who were stranded in Africa due to suspended air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic returned home late Friday on a charter flight. South Korea’s military ran the flight Monday ... -
Lew Byong-hun, ROK-US Forces’ 1st deputy commander, dies at 96May 21, 2020Lew Byong-hun, the first deputy commander of the Combined Forces Command jointly operated by South Korea and the United States, died Thursday at age 96, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a ... -
S. Korea, UK vice defense chiefs vow cooperation against coronavirusMay 20, 2020South Korean Vice Defense Minister Park Jae-min held phone talks with his British counterpart Wednesday and discussed ways to enhance cooperation in dealing with the coronavirus, the defense ministry... -
Special forces' planned training in US canceled due to coronavirusMay 20, 2020Planned training by a group of special forces troops in the United States has been called off due to the new coronavirus, a military source said Wednesday. About 30 members of the Army's Special War... -
Army chief shares coronavirus experience with foreign military leadersMay 20, 2020Army Chief of Staff Gen. Suh Wook shared the military's experience responding to the new coronavirus with foreign commanders during a video conference Wednesday and pledged continued cooperation in f... -
USFK to ease quarantine restrictions this week as virus cases slow in S. KoreaMay 18, 2020US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday it will ease quarantine restrictions this week for all areas but Seoul and nearby regions, allowing service members to dine at restaurants and conduct other off-bas... -
Military to test all incoming conscripts for coronavirusMay 17, 2020South Korea’s military said Sunday that it will screen all new conscripts for the novel coronavirus, starting Monday for eight weeks, testing about 6,300 draftees a week. Before trainee soldiers joi... -
14-day examination period for JSA tours likely to be shortenedMay 17, 2020The 14-day-long examination period required for South Koreans' tours to the demilitarized border village of Panmunjom may be cut to a three-day process, the United Nations Command (UNC) said Sunday. ...
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