SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Marine Corps has launched a probe into the death of a soldier who was swept away by a torrent this week during search and rescue operations for victims of heavy monsoon rains, the armed service said Thursday, amid public outcry over poor safety measures for troops mobilized for [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has completed the deployment of a homegrown utility helicopter to the Marine Corps, the state arms procurement agency said Thursday, as part of efforts to bolster the armed service’s operational capabilities. The armed service has received all planned units of the MUH-1 Marineon helicopter, a variant of [...]
POHANG, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Marine Corps opened 2023 with vigorous training to strengthen their capability of mission completion and combat readiness. The 1st Marine Division on Monday performed a variety of training exercises around its stronghold in the southeastern city of Pohang despite the cold weather. Amid freezing sea wind and [...]
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’ [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean marines rescued flood victims in Pohang at a number of different locations due to heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Hinnamnor. The Marine Corps’ 1st Division deployed two assault amphibious vehicles and 17 inflatable boats to carry out life-saving missions across the city. The marines transported some [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea decided Tuesday to develop an advanced amphibious assault vehicle for Marine Corps operations with its own technology, the arms procurement agency said. The defense project promotion committee, presided over by Defense Minister Suh Wook, approved the development project expected to be completed around 2036 with a budget [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a string of controversies over the poor quality of military meals for service members who are quarantined for prevention of COVID-19 after returning from leave, a Marine Corps soldier has once again highlighted the issue. On Monday, a soldier who was placed in a quarantine facility of Marine [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry said that a monitoring committee composed of mothers of service members going through mandatory military service visited the Marine Corps’ 1st Division located in the southeastern coastal city of Pohang on Wednesday to monitor the food and clothes provided to the soldiers. The monitoring committee, operating [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A female Marine Corps officer has been assigned to an aviation battalion after completing training as a helicopter pilot, becoming the Marines’ first-ever female chopper pilot, officials said Sunday. Lieutenant Cho Sang-ah, 27, was assigned to Marine Corps’ 1st Division 1st Battalion as a chopper pilot after successfully completing [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry announced a series of measures to beef up the security of military bases in the wake of embarrassing civilian intrusions, including improving CCTVs and other surveillance systems and mobilizing Marine Corps troops to help guard naval bases. The ministry unveiled these measures after Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo [...]