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Marine Corps Resumes Full-Scale Live-Fire Drills on Border Islands for First Time in 7 Years

Marine Corps Resumes Full-Scale Live-Fire Drills on Border Islands for First Time in 7 Years

  SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Marine Corps on Wednesday resumed full-scale live-fire exercises on islands near the tense inter-Korean maritime border for the first time in seven years, following South Korea’s suspension of an inter-Korean pact that had restricted such drills. This resumption follows South Korea’s complete suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean tension [...]

South Korean Marines Lend a Hand to Farmers During Spring Planting Season

South Korean Marines Lend a Hand to Farmers During Spring Planting Season

POHANG, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In a display of community service, the South Korean Marine Corps has announced its plans to provide much-needed assistance to farmers during the busy spring planting season in the Pohang region of North Gyeongsang Province. The agricultural support initiative, which commenced on April 16, will continue until May 31, with [...]

Hyundai Mobis Partners with South Korean Marine Corps to Combat Motion Sickness in Military Vehicles

Hyundai Mobis Partners with South Korean Marine Corps to Combat Motion Sickness in Military Vehicles

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In a pioneering collaboration aimed at boosting military efficiency and comfort, Hyundai Mobis, a leading South Korean automotive parts company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps to implement motion sickness reduction technology in military vehicles. This groundbreaking partnership, announced on December 27, [...]

S. Korea, U.S. Marines Develop 5-year Plan to Bolster Combined Amphibious Exercises

S. Korea, U.S. Marines Develop 5-year Plan to Bolster Combined Amphibious Exercises

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean and U.S. Marine Corps have developed a five-year plan to strengthen combined amphibious landing exercises, a U.S. military unit here said Wednesday, amid the allies’ move to sharpen deterrence against evolving North Korean threats. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea (MARFOR-K) revealed the formulation of the allies’ [...]