SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — As cell phone use on South Korean military bases will be permitted for all military personnel in April, soldiers are waiting in excitement to freely make phone calls to their friends and family. According to a study conducted by Defense Media Agency, the majority of the soldiers said they [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A former Marine-turned-Air Force officer became an Army pilot Friday, joining a rare group of soldiers with experience in three armed services. Following a seven-month aviation training program, Warrant Officer Oh Ji-sung, 31, began his service at the 1st Aviation Brigade. He will be assigned to a team in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of National Defense announced on January 16 that it will expand the use of mobile phones to all units of the ROK Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marine Corps. The use of mobile phones is currently limited to certain units, but from April, all soldiers will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will acquire two stealth fighters from the United States in late March, allowing the country to fly the latest fifth-generation aircraft in the world, sources said Sunday. The two F-35A jets will arrive in Seoul, and they will likely be assigned to combat units that defend the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States are considering renaming their major annual combined exercises, apparently as part of efforts to support ongoing diplomacy with North Korea, a military source in Seoul said Monday. The allies have been in consultation on their overall plans for next year’s exercises, such as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A district court in Changwon issued a sentence of three months and an additional probational period of one year to a 21-year-old man who was found guilty of insulting two army female supervisors during his military service. During his tenure as a non-commissioned officer within the Korean army, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry on Wednesday announced additional military reform measures, including allowing female troops to gain greater access to combat positions and strengthening rules on political neutrality. The measures are part of efforts to flesh out the Defense Reform 2.0 that the ministry unveiled last Friday to create a [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean military will look to incorporate unmanned combat systems into manned units starting as early as 2024 amid a shrinking population, defense ministry sources said Tuesday. The sources said the military studied the effects of forming units mixed with personnel and unmanned weapons earlier this year and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military law-enforcement authorities announced plans Wednesday for tougher punishment against sex offenders amid the spread of the #MeToo movement in the country. In a report to the National Assembly, the Military Court of Korea said it will introduce the so-called “one strike, you’re out” system against soldiers [...]
NORTH CHUNGCHEONG, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Journalists and military personnel rubbed shoulders at the new state of the art training grounds opened in Cheongan County on August 17. The 132,000-square-meter facility is the first of its kind that will be able to accommodate a full battalion of reserve forces and provide the latest in [...]