All posts tagged "military"

  • Sangmoon Bae
    Golfer Bae Sang-moon under investigation for military service

    By Jun Ji-hye The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) made clear Thursday that PGA golfer Bae Sang-moon is the subject of an investigation for his alleged dodging of mandatory military service. “Bae has not returned home, although the...

    • Posted April 23, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of Republic of Korea Marine Corps Yeonpyeong Unit via Flcikr/Creative Commons)
    N. Korea building military facility on border island

    SEOUL  (Yonhap) — North Korea appears to be building a military facility on a tensely guarded Yellow Sea border island, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday. “We’ve spotted that construction is under way on the small island of...

    • Posted April 23, 2015
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  • (KBS-TV news screen capture)
    E-cigarettes present new problems for Korean military

    After battery explosion injures soldier, charging of electronic cigarettes in living quarters is no longer allowed By Brian Han An electronic cigarette battery exploded while charging at a South Korean military barracks in Yangpyeong County in Gyeonggi...

    • Posted January 14, 2015
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  • kong5
    Former corpsman receives Silver Star for saving Marine

    By Tae Hong Jonathan “Doc” Kong, 25, received a Silver Star Friday for an act of heroism not oft heard of on the front lines in Afghanistan. Kong, a petty officer second-class, pulled a fallen Marine to...

    • Posted September 23, 2014
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  • This video footage shows a special forces soldier being taken to a nearby hospital in Jeungpyeong, South Korea, on Sept. 2, 2014, after he lost consciousness during captivity training in his unit. (Yonhap)
    2 special forces soldiers die during captivity survivial training

    EUNGPYEONG, South Korea (Yonhap) — Two non-commissioned officers in the special forces have died of apparent suffocation and another has been injured during harsh training, military officers said Wednesday. The accident took place late Tuesday in a...

    • Posted September 2, 2014
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  • A South Korean marine aims his machine gun during the U.S.-South Korea joint landing exercises called Ssangyong as part of the Foal Eagle military exercises in Pohang, South Korea, Monday, March 31, 2014. South Korea says North Korea has announced plans to conduct live-fire drills near the rivals' disputed western sea boundary.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    2,158 Korean soldiers received treatment for anxiety disorder over 3 years

    In Korea, 2,158 soldiers in the military received treatment for anxiety disorder over three years, a report said Wednesday. Released by the Armed Forces Medical Command, the report said it had also seen an increase in military...

    • Posted August 6, 2014
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  • Actor Park Si-hoo
    Two stars return amid watchful eyes

    Rain and Park Si-hoo have recently seen the glitter of their stars dim down. But putting that past behind, the two stars are expected return to the fans and public spotlight. This Saturday, the 31-year-old Rain who...

    • Posted October 9, 2013
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