All posts tagged "military drills"

  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) poses for a photo with soldiers in this photo released by the North`s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea vows retaliation against S. Korea, US over military drill

    SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) — North Korea threatened Thursday to retaliate against South Korea and the United States with “merciless blows” as Seoul and Washington are scheduled to kick off their joint military drill next week. South...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • A South Korean soldier points his weapon at the camera during a military drill. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea, US begin joint drills

    By Jun Ji-hye South Korea and the United States began large-scale joint live-fire exercises, Wednesday, to demonstrate their combat capabilities, according to the Ministry of National Defense. Some 2,000 soldiers from 47 military units of the two...

    • Posted August 12, 2015
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  • ROK Navy’s Aegis-equipped destroyer DDG-993
    China, Russia to conduct joint military drills in East Sea

    BEIJING, July 31 (Yonhap) — China and Russia will launch joint military drills next month in the East Sea, the water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, China’s defense ministry said Friday. The joint drills, set for...

    • Posted July 31, 2015
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