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Army boot camp in border town reports 22 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 8, 2021

Twenty-two draftees at an Army boot camp just south of the inter-Korean border have tested positive for COVID-19, the defense ministry said Friday. The newly enlisted soldiers at the boot camp of th...
Key figures in Air Force suicide case avoid charges

Oct 7, 2021

Fifteen service members linked to the suicide of an Air Force master sergeant who claimed to have been sexually assaulted will be indicted, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday, ending a mo...
Court orders posthumous reinstatement of transgender soldier

Oct 7, 2021

Defense Mininstry reportedly mulling study on transgender military service
USFK reports 13 COVID-19 cases from new arrivals

Oct 7, 2021

Thirteen people affiliated with US Forces Korea (USFK), including six service members, have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival here, the US military said Thursday. Three serv...
Court orders cancellation of forceful discharge of deceased transgender soldier

Oct 7, 2021

DAEJEON-- A court ruled Thursday in favor of a deceased transgender solider in a suit filed to get the Army's decision to discharge her repealed, a landmark ruling that could have deep repercussions ...
S. Korea to launch advanced submarine rescue ship

Oct 7, 2021

South Korea was to launch a new 5,600-ton-class submarine rescue vessel Thursday capable of conducting rescue operations in the deep sea regardless of weather conditions, the Navy said. A launch cer...
Military reports 14 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 7, 2021

Twelve service members and two civilian workers for the military have tested positive for COVID-19, the defense ministry said Thursday, the latest in a series of infections at barracks across South K...
Military reports 9 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 6, 2021

Eight service members and a civilian worker for the military have tested positive for COVID-19, the defense ministry said Wednesday. Six Army members and two airmen, and the civilian employee for a ...
Military reports 6 new COVID-19 cases

Oct 5, 2021

A Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) officer and five Army soldiers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Tuesday. The JCS officer, based in Seoul, was confirmed to have c...
[Photo News] 73rd Armed Forces Day Ceremony

Oct 3, 2021

Amid the rising tension between the two Koreas due to NK’s hypersonic missile test earlier this week, the Defense Ministry held the 73rd Armed Forces Day Ceremony on Friday in Pohang, North Gyeongsan...
46 soldiers at border unit infected with coronavirus: ministry

Oct 3, 2021

Forty-six soldiers at an Army unit located just south of the inter-Korean border have tested positive for COVID-19, the defense ministry said Saturday. Of the cases, 41, or 89 percent, were vaccine ...
Air Force sets up crime unit after sex abuse case

Oct 1, 2021

The Air Force on Friday set up a unit of investigators at its headquarters following accusations that cover-ups led to the suicide of a master sergeant who claimed to have been sexually assaulted. T...
US assessing N. Korean missile but US safe from claimed hypersonic missile: US commander

Oct 1, 2021

The United States is still assessing the type of the missile launched by North Korea this week but the US homeland would remain safe even if it turns out to be a hypersonic missile as claimed by the ...
Air Force opens space center to expand reach

Sept 30, 2021

The Air Force opened a space center Thursday to bolster its defense capabilities and exchanges with foreign counterparts as the country seeks a greater presence in space. In May, South Korea and the...
10 soldiers, 1 airman test positive for COVID-19

Sept 30, 2021

Ten Army soldiers and an Air Force officer have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total caseload reported among the military population to 1,766, the defense ministry said Thursday...