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Military reports 4 new COVID-19 cases

Aug 8, 2021

The South Korean military reported four additional COVID-19 cases, the defense ministry said Sunday, bringing the total caseload among its personnel to 1,533. Two new conscripts at an Army boot camp...
S. Korea decides to conduct military exercise with US as planned despite NK warning

Aug 8, 2021

South Korea has tentatively decided to conduct the upcoming military exercise with the United States as planned, albeit in a scaled-back manner due to the pandemic, sources said Sunday, despite North...
[Newsmaker] Air Force noncommissioned officer denies wrongdoing in sexual abuse hearing

Aug 6, 2021

An Air Force warrant officer on Friday denied allegations he pressured the victim of a sexual abuse case not to pursue punishment of the perpetrator in the infliction of "secondary harm" blamed for h...
7 service members test positive for COVID-19

Aug 6, 2021

Six Army soldiers and one Navy officer tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Friday, the latest in a series of COVID-19 infections among the military population across th...
4 soldiers test positive for COVID-19

Aug 5, 2021

Four Army soldiers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total number of infections reported among the military population to 1,513, the defense ministry said Thursday. Three sol...
S. Korea, US agree to expand cybersecurity cooperation

Aug 5, 2021

South Korea and the United States have agreed to strengthen cooperation in responding to growing global cybersecurity threats as they held a joint defense committee meeting on information and communi...
20 USFK-affiliated people test positive for COVID-19

Aug 5, 2021

Twelve American service members and eight others affiliated with the US Forces Korea (USFK) tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea from the United States, the US military...
Military reports 3 COVID-19 cases

Aug 4, 2021

Two Army cadets and an Air Force civilian employee have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The Air Force official based in Seongnam, south of Seoul, was co...
‘Moon should not cave to NK’s bullying’

Aug 3, 2021

South Korea should not suspend military exercises with the US to rebuild ties with North Korea because Pyongyang is not interested in peace efforts like Seoul, experts said Tuesday. On Sunday, Kim Y...
Military civilian worker indicted over land speculation allegations

Aug 3, 2021

A civilian worker for the military was indicted on suspicion of using insider information for real estate speculation, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The indictment came after 22 military-relate...
South Korea, US still in talks over drills: Defense Ministry

Aug 2, 2021

South Korea and the US are still discussing the joint military exercises set for later this month, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday, amid growing speculation they could skip the drills to...
Clean-up cost dispute delays US base move

Aug 1, 2021

South Korea and the US have yet to reach consensus on clean-up costs for military bases that Washington is handing back to Seoul, despite years of talks, the first of which was held in 2002. On Frid...
265 members of virus-hit Cheonghae unit released from hospitals

Jul 31, 2021

A total of 265 out of 272 service members who had contracted the new coronavirus while on anti-piracy missions in waters off Africa were released from medical facilities Saturday after making full re...
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US reaffirm commitment to alliance, combined defense posture

Jul 30, 2021

Defense Minister Suh Wook held phone talks with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on Friday and reaffirmed their commitment to a strong alliance and a firm combined defense posture, the defense ministr...
97% of troops over 30 receive 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses

Jul 30, 2021

About 97 percent of service members aged 30 and older have received the second doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, the defense ministry said Friday. As of Thursday, 113,164 troops, or 96.8 percen...