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US soldier at Camp Humphreys tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 16, 2021

An American service member at a US military base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, US Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday. The soldier at US Army...
US seeks stronger alliances to balance China in Seoul trip

Mar 15, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday they expect to forge stronger alliances with South Korea and Japan to resolve global security challenges and to cou...
5 military members test positive for COVID-19

Mar 15, 2021

An Air Force officer, two Army draftees and two civilian workers for the military have tested positive for the new coronavirus over the weekend, the defense ministry said Monday. The officer station...
3 service members test positive for COVID-19

Mar 12, 2021

Two military officers and a draftee tested positive for the new coronavirus, the latest in a series of confirmed cases at barracks across the country, the defense ministry said Friday. One Army offi...
No plan to deploy new anti-missile assets in S. Korea: USFK

Mar 12, 2021

The US Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday its commander's recent remark on a plan to build new missile defense capabilities on the Korean Peninsula does not involve the introduction of new equipment or ...
US soldier at Camp Humphreys tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 12, 2021

An American service member stationed at a US military base in South Korea has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday. The soldier at Camp Humphreys in Pyeong...
N. Korean threat persists amid continued pursuit of weapons: USFK commander

Mar 11, 2021

North Korea continues to pose a serious threat to the United States and its ally South Korea as Pyongyang pursues a nuclear arsenal and other weapons of mass destruction, the commander of US Forces K...
S. Korea agrees to pay 13.9% more from 2019 to host US troops

Mar 10, 2021

South Korea has agreed to raise its payment for stationing US troops here by 13.9 percent this year from 2019, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, in a six-year deal with the United States that clea...
USFK to administer J&J COVID-19 vaccine in addition to Moderna

Mar 10, 2021

The US Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday that it has received the first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to administer to its members in addition to Moderna's, a move expecte...
SMA deal reflects S. Korea, US desire to focus on issues like NK: Knapper

Mar 10, 2021

South Korea and the United States' recent agreement on a new defense cost-sharing deal reflects the two countries' commitment to strengthening their alliance and a desire to focus on issues like Nort...
S. Korea, US supposed to stage joint outdoor drills throughout year: defense ministry

Mar 9, 2021

South Korea and the United States are supposed to stage combined outdoor military drills throughout the year, not during specific periods of time, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday. Ministry spo...
S. Korea calls on NK to take 'wise, flexible' approach toward military exercise with US

Mar 8, 2021

The unification ministry urged North Korea to take a "wise and flexible" approach toward a springtime combined military exercise that South Korea and the United States kicked off in a scaled-back man...
Military reports 3 additional virus cases, total exceeds 600

Mar 8, 2021

Two Army soldiers and a Marine have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections reported among the military population to 601, the defense ministry said Monday. ...
S. Korea, US kick off scaled-back combined exercise

Mar 8, 2021

South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off a springtime combined military exercise in a scaled-back manner amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The computer-...
S. Korea, US reach defense cost-sharing agreement: Seoul

Mar 8, 2021

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the United States have reached an agreement on Seoul's share of the burden in maintaining US troops on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday. The a...