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 [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A company of U.S. soldiers from the III Marine Expeditionary Force stationed in Okinawa is in South Korea for a joint winter season exercise with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps. According to the South Korean military, the marines from the two countries are currently engaged in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Headquarters of the Marine Corps announced that they will hold a ceremony to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the recapturing of Seoul. The ceremony will be dedicated to honoring those who fought in the war. At the event, which will be hosted together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Marine Corps plans to adopt and supply new Garrison caps to the military, replacing its current octagon caps. Officers at headquarters have been wearing them since January of last year, according to an official in the military. Based on favorable feedback from the early-adopters, the naval force asked [...]