YANGGU, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Army soldiers are showing a softer side, volunteering as study room teachers for children from local vulnerable areas. Yanggu County in Gangwon Province will run a “small study room” where six soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division will be invited as instructors to teach children as part of the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Army has recently established a new forensic investigation system to counter the illicit use of commercial drones for infiltrating and filming military installations, officials said Monday. The armed service’s Central Investigation Group introduced the system for the detailed analysis of crimes and accidents involving drones. It has [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s reserve forces will be paid 91,000 won (US$80) for each inactive duty training session, starting in 2022. The South Korean Army announced on Monday that it plans to gradually raise the payments for the reserve forces. Currently at 32,000 won, the payments for mobilization training will be [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean army showed off firing exercises based on virtual reality and training exercises in augmented reality at the Korean Military Academy yesterday with 80 high-level military officials present at the demonstration session including Kim Yong-u, the Army Chief of Staff. Last year, the Korean Military Academy won a [...]
INJE, South Korea, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Serving at the very eastern frontline of the South Korean military are a father and his son, guarding the barbed-wire fence that dissects the Korean Peninsula, just an inch outside of the infamous Demilitarized Zone. Lee In-wook, a 51-year-old sergeant major, serves in the 12th Infantry Division, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to facilitate the rising need for drone experts in the military, the Korean army has decided to give preference to NCO applicants with either a major in drone-related fields or holding official UAV piloting licenses. “The Army Intelligence School (AIS) will supply teaching materials to colleges [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military said Thursday that it will carry out the largest-ever artillery drill near the border with North Korea to demonstrate its determination to retaliate against future provocations. The drill will take place in the afternoon, one day before South Korea marks the first anniversary of the North’s [...]
DONGDUCHEON, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Camp Casey railroad track was packed on Wednesday with KORAIL (Korea Railroad Corporation) officials and soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) of the United States Army loading military tracked vehicles onto the train. The 2-8 Cavalry Regiment was moving to Camp Humphreys. Camp Casey is located in Dongducheon, between [...]
YEONCHEON, South Korea, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula; a borderline between the two Koreas. And with an ironic twist to its title, it is actually one of the most militarized, guarded, and hostile areas in the world today. The [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of conscripts from a mixed-race family background is expected to make the Army multicultural starting in 2025, a government official said Monday. According to the official, the Defense Ministry has forecast that the number of men from multicultural families to be enlisted will reach an average [...]