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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Korea to Develop Precision Strike UAV’s & Bunker Busting Bombs By 2012

» by January 20th, 2009 at 3:32 am » Comments (1)

The development of Korea's domestic military manufacturing abilities continues: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Example of a Bunker Busting Bomb"][/caption] A state defense institute is pushing to develop an indigenous guided bomb to ...more »

USFK Marines Have First Sergeant Major

» by January 19th, 2009 at 11:22 pm » Comments (8)

A new senior leader position has been added to the USFK rank structure: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Sgt. Maj. Michael Redmeyer salutes Marine Forces Korea commander Maj. Gen. Frank Panter on ...more »

Korea Finder 02-09

» by January 19th, 2009 at 4:45 pm » Comments (3)

Who knows what this facility is? Here are this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Leon LaPorte - 1 more »

Picture of the Day: Playing Army

» by January 19th, 2009 at 1:40 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="attachment_10671" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Participants of the Army's annual winter camp, race with open parachutes on their back on January 14, 2009. (Yonhap News)"][/caption] more »

North Korea Threatens Military Action Against the South; Discloses Nuclear Weapons

» by January 19th, 2009 at 10:17 am » Comments (7)

I hope no one is getting to worked up by the latest North Korean threats: The North Korean Army on Saturday threatened military action against the South, saying President Lee Myung-bak ...more »

March 1st Movement News Archives – Jan 1919

» by January 19th, 2009 at 10:09 am » Comments (2)

I plan to pick up the New York Times Archives for 1919 - the year of the March 1st Movement against Japanese occupation and annexation of Korea. The Russo-Japanese War of ...more »

Russo-Japanese War News – Jan 1905

» by January 19th, 2009 at 9:49 am » Comments (1)

3 Jan Headline:  Tokio Wild With Joy [Lead Paragraph]  Tokio is wildly joyous over Gen. Nogi's telegram announcing that Gen. Stoessel has sent a letter relating to the surrender of ...more »

USFK Sergeant Sentenced in Rape Case

» by January 19th, 2009 at 7:21 am » Comments (1)

The 2nd Infantry Division NCO implicated in three rape cases but only charged in one has been convicted and the sentence is about what you would expect for rape in ...more »

Cardinals Vs. Steelers Super Bowl Open Thread

» by January 18th, 2009 at 9:44 pm » Comments (7)

A couple of great games today in the NFL to settle who will be going to the next Super Bowl.  One of today's winners the Pittsburgh Steelers should make fans ...more »

USFK Lieutenant Colonel Killed in Bus Accident

» by January 18th, 2009 at 8:37 pm » Comments (17)

A tragic accident last week claimed the life of a senior USFK officer serving at Yongsan Garrison: Friendly and self-sacrificing were how friends and co-workers described a soldier during a ...more »

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