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Military reports 4 more COVID-19 cases, including one from Cheonghae unit

Jul 22, 2021

An additional sailor of the virus-stricken Cheonghae anti-piracy unit and three Army members have tested positive for the coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday. The sailor has been in isol...
Defense ministry launches audit on Cheonghae unit's mass COVID-19 outbreak

Jul 22, 2021

The defense ministry on Thursday began an inspection into the mass coronavirus outbreak at the country's anti-piracy Cheonghae unit that infected 90 percent of its 301 members, forcing them to cut sh...
Anti-piracy omitted from vaccination plan

Jul 21, 2021

Military and health authorities had not looked to vaccinate the country’s anti-piracy warship off the coast of Africa, despite opportunities along the way. And when the COVID-19-hit unit returned hom...
Military reports 3 more COVID-19 cases

Jul 21, 2021

Two Army officers and an enlisted soldier have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday, the latest in a series of COVID-19 infections among the military populatio...
Virus-hit Cheonghae unit arrives home on aerial tanker

Jul 20, 2021

Members of South Korea‘s virus-hit Cheonghae naval unit returned home from Africa on Tuesday, the defense ministry said, after cutting short their anti-piracy mission following an unprecedented mass ...
Assault rifle project suspended over suspected security breach

Jul 20, 2021

South Korea’s arms procurement agency recently suspended its project to replace the K1A assault rifle for special forces after it found the defense firm contracted for the job had unauthorized access...
Defense chief apologizes for worst COVID outbreak aboard ship

Jul 20, 2021

Poor decision-making was behind the failure to vaccinate the 301-strong crew on an anti-piracy ship before they left for Africa, Defense Minister Suh Wook said as he apologized Tuesday for a huge COV...
Defense chief apologizes over mass COVID-19 outbreak among Cheonghae unit members

Jul 20, 2021

Defense Minister Suh Wook apologized Tuesday for the military's failure to prevent cluster COVID-19 infections among sailors of the Cheonghae naval unit on an anti-piracy mission in waters off Africa...
2 more newly enlisted soldiers at boot camp test positive for virus

Jul 20, 2021

Two more newly enlisted soldiers at an Army boot camp have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total caseload at the base to 119, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The enlistees at th...
23 USFK-affiliated individuals test positive for virus

Jul 20, 2021

Twenty-three people affiliated with US Forces Korea (USFK), including 18 service members, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US military has said, amid the fourth wave of the pandemic ...
Mass infection during military mission draws criticism

Jul 19, 2021

247 of 301 Cheonghae unit sailors on an anti-piracy mission off Africa test positive for COVID-19
Military begins providing 2nd COVID-19 vaccine shots to troops over 30

Jul 19, 2021

The military on Monday began administering the second doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to troops aged 30 and over, the defense ministry said. About 116,900 troops, or 88 percent of the age grou...
[Newsmaker] Outbreak forces anti-piracy unit to return home from African coast

Jul 18, 2021

South Korea’s anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit is returning home this week after 68 seamen tested positive for the coronavirus aboard a warship off the coast of Africa, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunda...
4 more newly enlisted soldiers at boot camp test positive for virus

Jul 16, 2021

Four more newly enlisted soldiers at an Army boot camp have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections recently reported at the base to 117. The enlistees at th...
S. Korea to bring home all members of virus-hit Cheonghae unit by aerial tankers

Jul 16, 2021

South Korea is preparing to send aerial tankers to Africa to bring home all members of a naval unit on an anti-piracy mission amid fears of a mass COVID-19 infection on their destroyer following rece...