All posts tagged "drills"

  • U.S Army soldiers prepare to attend a military exercise in Pocheon, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years. ( Yonhap)
    US restarts military exercise with South Korea, after pause

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday that America’s annual military exercise with South Korea has resumed after being stopped as a result of escalating tensions and threats of war from Pyongyang. David Shear, the assistant secretary...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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  • U.S Army soldiers prepare to attend a military exercise in Pocheon, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years. ( Yonhap)
    US, S. Korea halt joint military exercises as tensions rise with N. Korea

    U.S. defense officials say America’s annual military exercise with South Korea has been halted as tensions with North Korea spike and Pyongyang issues threats of war. The officials say the U.S. is monitoring the situation, but hasn’t...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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