US MIlitary Archives | Be Korea-savvy

Home / Posts tagged US MIlitary

S. Korean Military to Press Ahead With Joint Drills With U.S. This Year

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s defense ministry affirmed Tuesday that the country’s troops will conduct combined command-post drills with the United States this year despite Olympics-driven rapprochement with North Korea. The allies will hold the Key Resolve (KR) and the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) exercises in order to develop their so-called 4D Operational Concept to detect, disrupt, destroy and defend against North Korean missile threats, [...]

S. Korea, U.S. Defense Chiefs to Meet in Hawaii Friday

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will meet in Hawaii Friday to discuss issues related to the bilateral alliance, including North Korea. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he will meet with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo on his way [...]

Main Opposition Leader Objects to Military Command Transfer

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition leader voiced his objection Friday to President Moon Jae-in’s push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States at an early date. Hong Joon-pyo, the leader of the conservative Liberty Korea Party, pointed out that South Korea’s independent defense capabilities are not yet sufficient [...]

South Korea Asks Beijing To Lift Trade Restrictions

SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has asked China to remove economic sanctions imposed on South Korea due to the diplomatic row over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system here, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Friday. China has been retaliating economically against South Korea since early this year [...]