South Korea is leading this year’s drills as part of preparations for the eventual transfer of wartime operational control from the United States to the South Korean military.
Flight attendants aboard a Korean Air flight failed to act properly to save a Defense Department employee who died of a heart attack midflight, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman’s estate.
The United States and South Korea are partnering for a four-week search aimed at recovering the remains of service members lost in two aircraft crashes during the Korean War.
Seoul could be essential to U.S. defense production as military stockpiles are strained by multiple conflicts, a U.S. congressman said during a recent trip to South Korea.
U.S. Army helicopter units flew more than 1,300 miles across the Korean Peninsula this month, simulating long-range air assaults and coordinated attacks during a sweeping four-day exercise.
U.S. and South Korean troops have completed 12 days of training at the Army’s National Training Center in the California desert known for its harsh terrain and wide temperature swings.
U.S. Forces Korea said that it notified South Korea ahead of an Air Force exercise last week, but acknowledged that senior South Korean military leaders were apparently not briefed before the flights took place.
Army officials in South Korea are warning troops and their families to start planning early when bringing pets into the country, as strict import rules can lead to long quarantines, unexpected costs and, in some cases, animals being sent back to the U.S.
