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The Seoul government on Monday awarded outgoing U.S. Eighth Army Commander Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson an order of national security merit for his contribution to maintaining peace and security on the Ko...
Updated : 2013.05.20 21:08
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South Korea has deployed to its western frontline islands the Israeli-made Spike missiles capable of launching precision strikes on North Korea’s coastal artillery pieces hidden in mountain caves and...
Updated : 2013.05.19 21:25
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U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert visited South Korea last week to discuss the allies’ naval cooperation and exchanges to better deter North Korea’s provocations, Seoul offici...
Updated : 2013.05.19 20:02
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South Korea has placed Israeli precision-guided missiles capable of striking North Korean coastal artillery on its Yellow Sea border islands, a military official said Sunday."Dozens of Spike missiles and their launchers have recently been deployed on Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands," an...
Updated : 2013.05.19 12:20
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WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama plans to replace the top commander of U.S. forces in Korea, the Pentagon announced Friday, a move that comes as North Korea shows no signs of returning to dialogue aimed at easing military tensions and denuclearizing the peninsula.Defense Secretary Chuck...
Updated : 2013.05.18 10:52
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South Korea and the United States on Monday began two days of joint naval exercises off the east coast involving the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier.The 97,000-ton USS Nimitz (CVN 68) left the southeastern port of Busan earlier in the day for the exercises with South Korea's Navy in ...
Updated : 2013.05.13 10:58
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BUSAN (AFP) ― A U.S. naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived off South Korea Saturday for drills, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea.The Nimitz Strike Gro...
Updated : 2013.05.12 20:25
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BUSAN (AFP) - A U.S. naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived off South Korea Saturday for drills, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea. The Nimitz S...
Updated : 2013.05.11 14:00
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The defense ministry on Thursday ruled out South Korea's participation in the American-led missile defense system, saying it will focus on developing its own program to defend itself from North Korea's missile threats.Whether to join a U.S.-led missile defense system involving ground-based...
Updated : 2013.05.09 16:14
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The Defense Ministry has virtually rejected the Navy’s request to consider introducing the Standard Missile-3 mid-course interceptors, multiple sources privy to the issue told The Korea Herald on Monday.The Navy unofficially requested recently that the ministry weigh the option of purchas...
Updated : 2013.05.06 20:18
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From deterring North Korea’s aggression to tackling nuclear proliferation, terrorism, climate change and other global challenges, the South Korea-U.S. alliance has evolved into a multifaceted partner...
Updated : 2013.05.05 20:16
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The commanding general of the U.S. Eighth Army said Friday his military has been working together with South Korean forces to transfer wartime operational control to Seoul as agreed, saying preparatio...
Updated : 2013.05.03 21:05
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Washington has sent a “letter of acceptance” for Seoul’s project to buy Global Hawk spy drones following congressional approval for the sale, Seoul officials said Thursday.“The LOA has been delivered to us for the sale of Global Hawks and we are going over it now,” an official at the ...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:23
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The Defense Security Command is investigating a former weapons broker for the U.S. firm Boeing on suspicion that it had leaked classified military intelligence regarding Seoul’s projects to acquire attack helicopters and fighter jets.The Korean firm in question is suspected of leaking sec...
Updated : 2013.05.01 21:00
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HONGCHEON, Gangwon Province (Yonhap News) ― A South Korean Army unmanned aerial vehicle crashed on Tuesday while attempting to land on an airfield, but no casualties were reported, military officials said.The drone, which has a 4.5 meter-long body and a wingspan of 6 meters, fell into a f...
Updated : 2013.04.30 20:39
