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

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, [...]