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US Forces Korea reports new infections, total 12
United States Forces Korea said Friday that a soldier and a contract worker at Camp Humphreys, its headquarters in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing its tally to 12. Korea hosts 28,500 US troops here. Of the 12 patients, two were soldiers -- one at Camp Humphreys, the other at Camp Carroll near Daegu -- and the rest were either the service members’ family or contract employees working for the US military. Two days ago, USFK declared a public healt
March 27, 2020
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Military reports no new coronavirus cases, total at 39
The military reported no additional cases of the new coronavirus Thursday, with the total number of infections standing at 39, the defense ministry said. Thirty-four COVID-19 patients are active-duty service members, and the remaining five are civilians working for the military, the ministry said. It added that 21 were in the Army, 14 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one each in the Navy and a unit under the direct control of the ministry. Of the total, 26 have fully recovered fr
March 26, 2020
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Defense chief calls for tighter naval defense on 10th anniversary of NK's sinking of warship
South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo called for tighter defense of the sea border with North Korea on Thursday, the 10th anniversary of the communist nation's deadly sinking of the South's warship Cheonan. The Cheonan went down near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas, on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. After an international probe, the South concluded the sinking was caused by a torpedo attack by a North Korean submarine. "We
March 26, 2020
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USFK declares public health emergency over coronavirus
US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus, his office said. The declaration came in accordance with the US State Department's issuance of a global level 4 travel advisory and USFK installations' increased exposure to COVID-19, USFK said in a release. "In order to ensure I possess the necessary authorities needed to enforce compliance and protect the force, I have declared a Public Health Emer
March 25, 2020
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Defense ministry official tests negative for coronavirus
A partial shutdown of the defense ministry's main building in Seoul has been lifted after one of its officials, who had close contact with a relative confirmed to have the coronavirus, tested negative. The ministry had temporarily shut down part of the building for disinfection work earlier in the day after the Army colonel assigned to the ministry was found to have dined with the relative, who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 following an overseas trip. So far, no confirmed cases have been r
March 25, 2020
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USFK employee tests positive for virus, total at 10
A US citizen working for US Forces Korea (USFK) has tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of USFK-related infection cases to 10, the military said Tuesday. The COVID-19 patient, who works at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, is now in isolation at his off-base residence as directed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), USFK said, adding he last visited the base Friday. "KCDC and USFK are actively conduc
March 24, 2020
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Allies considering holding defense cost talks via videoconferencing amid virus concerns: official
The military reported no additional cases of the new coronavirus among its population Tuesday, with the total number of infections standing at 39, the defense ministry said. Thirty-four COVID-19 patients are active-duty service members, and the remaining five are civilians working for the military, the ministry said, adding that 21 were in the Army, 14 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one each in the Navy and a unit under the direct control of the ministry. Of the total, 24 have
March 24, 2020
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Military reports no fresh coronavirus cases, total at 39
The military reported no additional cases of the new coronavirus among its population Tuesday, with the total number of infections standing at 39, the defense ministry said. Thirty-four COVID-19 patients are active-duty service members, and the remaining five are civilians working for the military, the ministry said, adding that 21 were in the Army, 14 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one each in the Navy and a unit under the direct control of the ministry. Of the total, 24 have
March 24, 2020
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Navy holds commemorating ceremony ahead of 10th anniversary of Cheonan sinking
The Navy has held a memorial ceremony to honor dozens of sailors killed in North Korea's 2010 deadly sinking of a South Korean warship ahead of its 10th anniversary, the military said Tuesday. The warship Cheonan went down near the Northern Limit Line, the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas, on March 26, 2010, killing 46 sailors. After an international probe, the South concluded that the sinking was caused by a torpedo attack by a North Korean submarine. On Monday, service membe
March 24, 2020
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US still insists on $4 billion demand in defense cost-sharing talks: source
The United States stuck to its demand for $4 billion in Seoul's financial contribution to stationing 28,500 American troops here in last week's defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea, a diplomatic source indicated Monday. The figure was down from the US' initial call for a fivefold increase to $5 billion in Korea's share of the cost for the upkeep of the US Forces Korea (USFK), but Seoul officials believe that the figure is still unrealistically high. "Basically, there wasn't a chan
March 23, 2020
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U.S. rejects call to first address Korean workers' wage issue in defense cost talks: official
The United States has officially opposed a proposal for a separate deal to fund wages for South Korean workers in the US Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul's top negotiator in the allies' defense cost-sharing talks said Saturday. During the latest talks in Los Angeles, South Korea had pushed for the proposal, as thousands of the workers face furloughs that could start on April 1 absent the cost-sharing deal, called the Special Measures Agreement (SMA). "We proposed a me
March 21, 2020
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S. Korea, US to continue combined exercises in adjusted manner: defense minister
South Korea will continue to stage planned combined exercises with the United States in an adjusted manner, though an annual springtime drill was postponed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Seoul's defense minister said Friday. The springtime exercise, named the Combined Command Post Training (CCPT) 20-1, had initially been planned for early March, but the allies decided late last month to postpone it due to concerns over the COVID-19 situation. It was the first time that joint exercis
March 20, 2020
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Residents of special disaster zones to be excluded from annual reserves forces training
South Korea said Friday that it had decided to exempt residents of the “special disaster zones” in the southeastern part of the county from reserve forces training this year. The exemption covers those who reside or work in Daegu, Gyeongsan, Cheongdo and Bonghwa, the Ministry of Defense said. “We decided to exempt reservists of the designated area from training sessions for the reserve forces this year for early recovery of economic damages and stabilization of local commu
March 20, 2020
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Nearly half of Korean workers at US military camps face furloughs
Nearly half of South Koreans working at US military camps here may face furloughs next month as the two countries failed to narrow their differences during the latest round of cost-sharing negotiations, which ended Thursday in the US. “Prior to furloughs of nearly half the Korean national employees of US Forces Korea on April 1, a US negotiating team traveled to Los Angeles under extraordinary circumstances this week to meet over four days,” Yonhap News Agency quoted a State Depa
March 20, 2020
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JCS chief orders commanders to strengthen guard duty following series of security breaches
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki on Thursday ordered all troops to strengthen their guard operations following a series of civilian intrusions into military bases, his office said. Presiding over an emergency meeting of major commanders, Park also ordered military units to mobilize more troops and devices for the guard operations and improve their current reporting system, the JCS said. The meeting was aimed at devising and implementing more “pragmatic and fundamental me
March 19, 2020
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USFK completes sorting out Korean employees to be excluded from potential furlough
US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday it has completed sorting out South Korean employees providing essential duties to be excluded from a potential furlough in case Seoul and Washington fail to work out a defense cost-sharing deal in time. USFK has warned that some of its 9,000 Korean workers could be forced to go on unpaid leave starting in April should Seoul and Washington fail to reach a deal on the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) that regulates their sharing of the upkeep of the 28,500-st
March 19, 2020
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Top military officer to convene emergency meeting over series of security breaches
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki called an emergency meeting of major military commanders on Thursday in the wake of a series of civilian intrusions into military bases, the defense ministry said. The meeting slated for later in the day is to devise and implement more "pragmatic and fundamental measures" to prevent any recurrence based upon what was discussed during such a meeting presided over by Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Tuesday, according to spokes
March 19, 2020
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Military reports no additional cases of new virus for 8th day
The military has reported no additional cases of the new coronavirus among service personnel for the eight day in a row, the defense ministry said Thursday. The total number of COVID-19 infections in barracks remained unchanged at 38, including 14 personnel -- 10 in the Army and four in the Air Force -- who have fully recovered from the new virus, according to the ministry. Of the total infections, 21 were reported in the Army, 13 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps and one each in the
March 19, 2020
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Number of coronavirus cases in military remains unchanged for week
The military reported no additional cases of the new coronavirus among service personnel for the seventh straight day Wednesday, with the total number of infections remaining unchanged at 38, the defense ministry said. Of the total infections, 21 were reported in the Army, 13 in the Air Force, two in the Marine Corps, and one each in the Navy and a unit under the direct control of the ministry, it said. The numbers include 12 personnel -- eight in the Navy and four in the Air Force -- who hav
March 18, 2020
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S. Korea, US resume defense cost-sharing negotiations
South Korea and the United States have opened a new round of defense cost-sharing talks in Los Angeles, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, as Korean workers in the US Forces Korea (USFK) face unpaid leave absent a deal to bankroll their wages. Seoul's top negotiator Jeong Eun-bo and his US counterpart, James DeHart, began the two-day negotiation session on Tuesday, following a two-month hiatus that underscored the deadlock over how much Seoul should pay for stationing the 28,500-strong USFK.
March 18, 2020