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Defense minister calls for Turkey’s support for Korea peace efforts

South Korea’s Defense Minister Song Young-moo called for Turkey’s support for Seoul’s efforts to achieve denuclearization and lasting peace on the peninsula, his ministry said Tuesday. On Monday, So...

Aug 7, 2018
Defense
Preparatory team for new intel command launched

The defense ministry launched a team Monday to prepare for the creation of a new command to supplant the scandal-ridden defense intelligence unit, long dogged by allegations of political interference...

Aug 6, 2018
Defense
Joint team to be launched this week for probe of last month's chopper crash

A joint team consisting of civilians and military and government officials will be launched this week to investigate last month's marine chopper crash that killed five troops, a marine official said ...

Aug 6, 2018
Defense
All DSC members will return to original units during disbandment process: official

All members of an embattled military intelligence unit will return to their original outfits during its disbandment process, a government official said Sunday, a move aimed at facilitating the comple...

Aug 5, 2018
Defense
Defense minister urges intelligence unit to step up efforts to gain public trust

South Korea's defense minister urged an embattled military intelligence unit Saturday to stay away from politics and give up a sense of privilege in order to regain trust from the public. Song Young...

Aug 5, 2018
Defense
Defense ministry strengthens whistleblower protection

The defense ministry has revised its disciplinary action ordinance to strengthen protection for whistleblowers that expose corruption cases in the military establishment, officials said Friday. Unde...

Aug 3, 2018
Defense
Govt., Army to jointly develop military supplies best fitting Koreans

The government and the military will jointly develop military uniforms and supplies that fit best for Koreans by sharing and using big data, officials said Friday. The Korean Agency for Technology a...

Aug 3, 2018
Defense
Defense Security Command to be greatly weakened

Defense Ministry announces broad reform plan for scandal-ridden military intelligence command

Aug 2, 2018
Defense
Army struggles to reinvent itself amid waning fortunes

The Army used to be the indisputably dominant branch in South Korea's military for decades, with its retirees occupying key policymaking posts and its generals taking the helm of joint forces and def...

Aug 2, 2018
Defense
US Congress passes defense bill restricting drawdown of troops in S. Korea

WASHINGTON -- The United States Congress on Wednesday passed a defense authorization bill that restricts any drawdown of American troops in South Korea. The John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza...

Aug 2, 2018
Defense
Buried for more than 60 years, US war remains finally head home

Draped in white-and-blue United Nations flags, boxes of remains from the Korean War were unloaded from a group of vans one by one under the scorching sun at US Osan airbase in South Korea on Wednesda...

Aug 1, 2018
Defense
Korean military seeks to boost women's role, enhance political neutrality

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 neutr...

Aug 1, 2018
Defense
Defense unit dismisses allegations of martial law document after Roh’s 2004 impeachment

The Defense Security Command on Tuesday dismissed an opposition floor leader’s allegations that it drew up a document on the possible imposition of martial law after the 2004 impeachment of liberal f...

Jul 31, 2018
Defense
Two Koreas’ generals hold talks to end cross-border hostilities

The two Koreas’ militaries “broadly agreed” on the need for disarming a jointly controlled area at the truce village of Panmunjom and excavating war remains inside the heavily fortified Demilitarize...

Jul 31, 2018
Defense
Recovering war remains best way to honor fallen heroes

Excavation expert says finding location, identifying DNA most challenging aspects of recovering war remains

Jul 30, 2018
Defense

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