SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy on Tuesday conducted military drills at Incheon Port in a bid to enhance capabilities for harbor defense from possible cyberattacks and maritime infiltrations, officials said. The drills took place at the cruise terminal of Incheon Port, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul, as part of the annual [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised combined tactical drills of special operations forces, stressing that the most “crucial” task for the North’s armed forces is to make full preparations for war, state media reported Wednesday. The combined tactical drills of special operations and tank subunits’ joint fire strike [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy and the Marine Corps have launched a large-scale amphibious landing exercise in the southeastern coastal city of Pohang earlier this week to sharpen their joint operational capabilities, the armed forces said. Some 3,200 troops are taking part in the regular brigade-level drills that kicked off in areas [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Air Force staged air defense drills Monday to reinforce its combat readiness, officials said, as tensions linger over North Korea’s continued missile launches. The defensive counter air drills took place across 12 units nationwide in connection with major ongoing South Korea-U.S. combined exercise drills, officials said. The [...]
ABOARD THE ROKS MARADO, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Multinational maritime drills aimed at preventing the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) kicked off Wednesday, as North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into orbit failed. The Eastern Endeavor 23 drills, which were staged in a scaled back manner due to poor [...]
POCHEON, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of persistent North Korean military threats, South Korea and the United States conducted their largest-ever combined live-fire drills Thursday, driving home an impactful message: The alliance will only grow stronger to achieve “peace through strength.” The Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise, the first of its kind in [...]
BUSAN/CHANGWON, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A patrol aircraft emerged from heavy fog to drop sonar devices around a key guided-missile destroyer as part of South Korea’s Navy drills to track and destroy a simulated North Korean submarine. A maritime helicopter then flew in close to the 7,600-ton Aegis-equipped warship, ROKS Sejong the Great, and [...]
SEOUL/POCHEON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have staged a large-scale combined live-fire exercise near the inter-Korean border, the South’s Army said Thursday, in a show of the allies’ “tremendous” firepower amid North Korea’s evolving threats. The four-day drills took place at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, about [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean, U.S. and British Marines have staged combined “high-intensity” airborne and maritime infiltration drills in a southeastern coastal area, the Marine Corps here said Thursday, in a move to bolster joint operational capabilities. The drills took place in Pohang, 272 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Wednesday and Thursday, [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean and U.S. special commandos are conducting “realistic” combined drills here, involving AC-130J and MC-130J warplanes, to strengthen the “ironclad” security commitment between the allies, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The Exercise Teak Knife kicked off a monthlong run early this month, according to Capt. Kimberly Chatto, director [...]